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   Flüpke (fluepke@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Sep-2025 05:27:03 JST Flüpke

   We should no longer call it Android, because of what Google does. I therefore suggest, we coin the term “Google OS”.

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     Yuka (yuka@fedi.yuka.dev)'s status on Friday, 19-Sep-2025 05:27:02 JST Yuka

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     @fluepke What you are referring to as Android is in fact Google OS, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, Google plus OS. Android is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another component of a fully functioning Google system made useful by the Google Play Services, Google Framework Services and other vital Google system services. Many computer users run a modified version of the Google system every day without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of Google which is widely used today is often called “Android”, and many of it’s users are not aware that it is basically a Google OS, developed by Google.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 01:59:26 JST Miakoda

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     • I am Jack's Found 404

     @float13 @fluepke I bailed and went to Linux Mobile. It's more fiddly, but it's nice. My phone, in a good way, feels like a phone shaped version of an older computer. I've never been a fan of wasting compute power on glossy glassy translucent crap, and my god do I hate the look and feel of whatever they call the faux minimalist, flat bullshit on Google OS.

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     I am Jack's Found 404 (float13@masto.hackers.town)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 01:59:27 JST I am Jack's Found 404

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     @fluepke

     I think android was the biggest "open source" trojan horse in recent history...

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 02:01:00 JST Miakoda

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     • I am Jack's Found 404

     @float13 @fluepke

     I had 2 apps on Linux Mobile that just didn't want to cooperate with each other.
     On Google OS - Oh well, that sucks.
     On Linux Mobile - I made it work with a symlink.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 00:18:48 JST Miakoda

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     • I am Jack's Found 404

     @fluepke @float13 No, I don't mean Ubuntu Touch, though that does appear to be a somewhat usable option.
     I think FuriOS is more daily drivable.

     The UI is kinda Android-ish as fsr as how it's laid out. An app list, quick settings buttons and a notification drawer.
     There's not really a whole lot of different ways to lay out a smartphone.

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     Flüpke (fluepke@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 00:18:50 JST Flüpke

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     • Miakoda
     • I am Jack's Found 404

     @hellomiakoda @float13 you mean Ubuntu Touch?

     What is the UX like? Last time (>1 year ago) I really liked the UI design, though the framerate seemed pretty low.