Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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  • mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    15 hours ago

    do you have the ability to remove whichever apps you dont like?

    The user notitication makes sense, i guess its more secure. Btw, so everytime you switch user, you have to restart?

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      9 hours ago

      Yes, and it comes with very few by default as well

      No restart needed, pull down twice and the switcher is on the bottom right. Usually takes just a couple seconds to switch.

      • mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 hours ago

        thats nice to hear. I thought you need to restart to change profiles.

        You’re on the 9a right? How is the battery under Graphene? I used to have the OG Pixel (codename sailfish) and try different roms on there, but the battery is just terrible.

        • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          6 hours ago

          I’m still feeling that part out since it’s only been about a week, a full charge can last me multiple days (5100mAh) and the battery in my pixel 5 (4080mAh) was pretty run down.

          Fully charged 25.5hr ago & pretty heavy use yesterday and I’m at 63%, the 5 would have been twice dead by now.