Comment by BadBadJellyBean
12 days ago
> Only Apple has achieved it. Google is close.
Debatable
Android is a solid basis for a homegrown solution. We just never had the need to build one just yet. What Google and Apple built was convenient. But it's not as irreplaceable as some might think.
> Android is a solid basis for a homegrown solution.
Except all proprietary drivers tying you to an ancient Linux kernel and preventing upgrades of the OS.
That is not a problem of Android but of the hardware and funnily enough much of that is not produced in the US. I think we could cobble together a working phone in a short time and iterate upon that if it is necessary. Hardware has advanced sufficiently that we don't need the latest greatest to have an okay experience.
> I think we could cobble together a working phone in a short time and iterate upon that if it is necessary.
You drastically underestimate how complicated it will be. Here is one attempt: https://puri.sm/posts/breaking-ground/
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Are these proprietary drivers owned by American or Asian companies? There are many alternatives to Qualcomm nowadays