return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoiPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?message-squaremessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down123
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareiPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square187fedilink
minus-squareareyouevenreallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoAndroid phones are not walled gardens though. They still allow third party app stores and “sideloading”.
minus-squareShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI just meant unlocking the boot loader and installing custom ROMs or whatever on it. It used to be practically encouraged.
minus-squareareyouevenreallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYou can still do that. Google isn’t really stopping you. They do however have to provide mechanisms for things like banks to detect it if they choose to.
Android phones are not walled gardens though. They still allow third party app stores and “sideloading”.
I just meant unlocking the boot loader and installing custom ROMs or whatever on it. It used to be practically encouraged.
You can still do that. Google isn’t really stopping you. They do however have to provide mechanisms for things like banks to detect it if they choose to.