Comment by aucisson_masque

I have this profound disgusting feeling when I think I'm going to have to ask Google to validate which app I am allowed to install on the phone I paid freaking money to get !

This is not about open source, the government being able to ban apps, or anything else but a principle.

I'm not a child and Google is definitely not an authority respectable enough to tell me what I can't install. They have lied, been sued countless times, had to pay billions of fines,..

At this point, there are 2 alternatives : iphone, grapheneos (don't even start with Linux phone).

Iphone suck just as bad on that matter but at least the software is more suited to professionals, it's not as half ass done as Google software.

Grapheneos, it runs just fine 99% of the time but these last 1% can be so annoying. Like how they disable face unlock, or how some apps refuse to work because of play integrity.

My last hope is that the eu will come once again to the rescue and bring the mfcker at Google who came up with this idea back to earth.

That or ban Google Android version and make an European Android alternative funded and developed by a consortium of tech companies that want to sell phone in Europe.

After all, Europe is even a more interesting market than the usa.