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Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud (nextcloud.com)
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[–] [email protected] -1 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I don't think we need a Linux-Based Phone, A deGoogled Android fork would do, and it would be a familiar place for most users.

Hopefully a company like Samsung offers deGoogled options in the future.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Samsung? that must be a joke right?

I agree that android itself is not really our "opponent". It'll take at least a decade until the community puts together something as remotely capable as android. It would be much easier to take AOSP, or Calyx, and revert google changes that do not tie users into google services, but still were strongarmed in there by google, several things that are limiting user freedom (that is, without accessible options to turn the restrictions off).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Samsung is just an example. I would like any big manufacturer to fork Android and strip Google out of it.

If Samsung does it, it would be great for the deGoogle movement, and would open the floodgates for others.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

If Samsung does it, it would be great for the deGoogle movement, and would open the floodgates for others.

I'm not sure about that. samsung is not that respectful of ownership righs, in my eyes at least

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I'm not saying they will be the solution, I'm saying they will switch many people away from google. Which is better than what we have now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Samsung aren't exactly good guys either. At this point I'm not sure there is a company who isn't out to put profit over everything else.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago

I know Samsung aren't good guys, but a big company like them ditching Google will open the floodgates for others to also be able to do it

[–] [email protected] 11 points 13 hours ago

There are already: GrapheneOS (only for Pixel phones) and /e/os for example.