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FYI, you can use oathtool on your PC for 2FA, you don't need custom apps for that.
That's not going to work with my bank, maybe GitHub? I googled and found this from HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35083499#35086708 I'll give it a try. It doesn't change that 2FA is a pain and I'll log into GitHub only if strictly necessary. Maybe reduced logins are part of their security plan.
Makes all of this very simple.
Most custom ROMs don't seem to use the AOSP dialer anyway. I've mostly seen forks with some nice features Google's dialer still lacks (call recording, for one). AOSP hasn't been a useful Android distribution for years. Luckily, you can make it useful through third party apps like the Simple apps: https://www.simplemobiletools.com/
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But it's not just auto-update. I can disable auto-update in the Google Play Store, but at least I easily see if updates are available and can still selectively update apps with the press of one button. For me, the better solution would be F-Droid. Easy update process but the apps are mostly open-source etc.
Ah, good point. That convenience is not terribly important to me, so I didn't consider it.
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> It's getting more and more difficult to use Android without a Google Account. Good that is how they shoot themselves in the foot. The more they do this, the more people will realise they need alternative and ditch Android.
Following the death of Windows phone and the earlier death of Symbian, the two options are "Android" or "iOS". This is apparently "not a monopoly".
Have a country with a single party you can vote for? This country will be called a dictatorship, dystopian shithole, undemocratic, whatever... Have a country with two parties which are marginally different you can vote for? Now it's just a normal democracy.
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The problem with installing APKs directly is that you probably never update these apps again, as you'd have to manually check if you still have the current version and then download the new APK and install it again. At least that's what happened with the apps I installed that way.
As someone who loathes auto-updating applications of any sort, this is more of a win than a loss.
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> It's getting more and more difficult to use Android without a Google Account. Good that is how they shoot themselves in the foot. The more they do this, the more people will realise they need alternative and ditch Android.
Just like they've ditched Windows? People don't care about Android. They care about their apps. Some are fun, some are necessary. In my country, cash has been almost replaced by an app (just one), and it's getting harder to exist here without it (as I try to). That's just one example. I've heard of other places where compulsory national ID systems only exist as apps. And so on. Unless those apps becomes available out…
Apple is completely different of course: you're either in or you're out.
It would be nice if the alternative Android roms were better supported.
But you're completely correct; some apps really are almost necessary for daily life these days, depending on where you are.
How are Google and Apple not monopolies? Just because we have two vendors instead of one?
You can make a case for Google tbh. Apple has what, 30% of the market at best, while every phone manufacturer uses Google by default. Heck, I don't know where to begin to brake Google's grip without seriously fragment everything. You can't escape google even if you want to, whereas with Apple you only need to switch phones.