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kixik@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans

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Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans

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kixik@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Google has quietly deprecated the Messages and Dialer apps in AOSP, and it could have ramifications for upstart brands and custom ROM fans.

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  • shortwavesurfer@monero.town
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    LineageOS already maintains these apps from what i understand

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      • LineageOS Dialer app
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    These apps are open source, so a OS developer should be able to forward port the deprecated app into their newer OS release. Kinda fear monger a bit here

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      Apparently they’ve been doing this for a long time, because Google haven’t been maintaining it. When the forks have submitted improvements upstream they’ve been rejected. LineageOS has been running its own dialer for years, which many ROMs use.

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    That is absolutely not a blow to ROMs by any means. There are plenty of good alternatives. For messaging, alternatives are even better. Dialer apps are just basic ones buy they do exists.

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      I do think it will have ramifications in the long run. Google is slowly closing the Android source. At some point it will affect core functions.

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        That is why we need to work towards having postmarketOs and similarprojectso going.

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        Let’s hope that Linux Phone OSes will be able to be daily drivers until then.

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    they can’t kill the clock

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    I’m amazed that Google was able to get away with dumping in developing Android.

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    I use simple SMS anyway, I honestly would love to see a modern dailer for degoogled android. I wonder if we could get the little verified caller checkmarks on a Foss dailer app

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    Good thing I barely ever use the phone part of my cell phone anymore.

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      GrapheneOS will be fine. There are other open source apps available for carrier-based calls and texts. Development of the AOSP apps can also be continued Source: https://nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/1669196420333682689

      You may also read the community discussion on this here: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/5612-about-the-future-of-the-messages-and-dialer-app

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      I’m not sure if GrapheneOS uses the stock dialer and SMS apps

      Can confirm, they are the stock apps

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