• cesium@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    9 months ago

    I agree, but that doesn’t explain why Google is actively removing components from the AOSP, such as the Dialer and Message applications. Fast Pair support was also recently removed.

    • moitoi@feddit.de
      English
      4·
      9 months ago

      This is to have more control by pushing their own apps. This argument is valid for the play services too.

    • sky@codesink.ioEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      The answer is because they only made Android open in the first place to differenciate themselves because they couldn’t compete on hardware.

      Now that they can, they are slowly but surely locking everyone else out to ensure their product is superior. The agreements OEMs have to agree to for Google Play are wildly anti-competitive, in my view.

    • PolarEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      Dialer and message applications were not being used by anyone, including custom ROMs, so Google debloated and removed it.

      Fast pair was removed because no other OEM was using it, so Google debloated.

      https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/111075765524836238

      You’re acting like they’re being malicious. They aren’t.

      • cesium@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Saying that no one was using the Dialer and Message applications is a straight-up lie. What else do you think are de-google ROMs using? GrapheneOS, for example, is still using it.

        • PolarEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Literally every other popular custom ROM was using their own, updated, better fork of the Google dialer and message app.

          Not sure why Google would continue to bloat AOSP just for GrapheneOS. That’s ridiculous.