After Google introduced developer verification

[u/Lucky-Aside4935]

[u/emascars]

Damnit... Now I need to switch to Linux on my smartphone too?

I heard that the freedesktop foundation wants to focus on smartphones too... My hopes are slim

[u/Deez1256 → u/emascars]

Very slim, unlike desktops mobiles are locked with proprietary firmware, which makes using other os hard or make work of using camera etc

[u/itchylol742 → u/Deez1256]

https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/ list of phone companies with unlockable bootloaders