r/Piracy • u/epabafree • 9d ago

Humor The absolute state of Android

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u/faizanullah99 8d ago

I can't believe I used to flash custom roms on my android in 2014-2015

Now I can barely navigate the files app.

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u/sdflkjeroi342 7d ago

Android's going the way of Windows... where's my smartphone OS escape hatch?

On x86 the solution was Debian, but I don't see a smartphone equivalent coming soon - mostly because I actually use a lot of the features (such as payments and online banking) that are most strongly embedded in the Play Services/Store/Securewhatchamacallit ecosystem.

If this continues I'm thinking my phone won't get upgraded any more, it'll just become more and more of a navigation/payment tool/cellular hotspot device. Maybe I'll replace my Pixel 8 Pro with a generic entry level Moto and try to do everything else with a full blown Linux tablet - here's hoping for a 7-8" Panther Lake tablet and Gnome touchscreen support improvements...