Comment by foxrider
13 hours ago
This would be the line for me. If at some point I'm unable to build an .apk and install it on my phone without Google letting me, I'm moving to Huawei.
13 hours ago
This would be the line for me. If at some point I'm unable to build an .apk and install it on my phone without Google letting me, I'm moving to Huawei.
Does Huawei not use android or Google play services?
It's Android but without Google's services, there's an alternative app store.
The irony of Chinese vendors providing a breath of fresh low-DRM air.
Partially true, HarmonyOS NEXT is its own thing, with a Typescript based language ArkTS.
https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/arkts/
And now they are adding yet another one, AOT compiled, Cangjie
https://cangjie-lang.cn/en
Using Android fork has been a transition step.
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It seems like China is becoming the "freedom superpower" while USA is getting "corporate superpower" vibes. Huh
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Low DRM? I looked at Huawei devices because I figured they'd have to sell them here super cheap because of this downside most Europeans people will even see as a showstopper ("how will I install my precious WhatsApp??"), but
- they're among the most expensive (I could afford that if needed though)
- they don't allow hardware unlock (ehh.. what's the point, then, if I get a locked-down device with Chinese surprises!)
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No, Google is barred from providing any services to them by the US government.
not like that no, some US carriers don't allow them though like AT&T blocks you to google or apple phones. for them only pixel supports a way out with graphene.
No, they use AppGallery and HMS.