There's a lot of building going on. Waydroid builds their own highly specialized Android derivative. As does Replicant, Calyx, Graphene, /e/foundation, Lineage, microg, and probably lots more in the Foss space alone.
This is the only reason my phone's not running Lineage. I need those apps mainly for 2fa (some banks don't give me any alternative) or for one or two with no web app.
It feels like a total artificial duopoly, you only get to use your essential service on android or ios.
There's a lot of building going on. Waydroid builds their own highly specialized Android derivative. As does Replicant, Calyx, Graphene, /e/foundation, Lineage, microg, and probably lots more in the Foss space alone.
What do you want that LineageOS (plus F-Droid) doesn't do?
Banking apps come to mind.
This is the only reason my phone's not running Lineage. I need those apps mainly for 2fa (some banks don't give me any alternative) or for one or two with no web app.
It feels like a total artificial duopoly, you only get to use your essential service on android or ios.
No other "real FOSS Android" is going to pass SafetyNet either, though
what would a banking app do that a bank website can't, exactly?
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