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  • Efforts like Graphene OS face increasing pressure from apps that refuse to run on non-standard Android.
  • The custom ROM project characterizes Google’s approach to device attestation as incomplete and flawed.
  • Graphene OS is prepared to take legal action if Google won’t let it pass Play Integrity checks.
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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 61 points 3 months ago (42 children)

Even without the custom ROMs, the whole Android ecosystem is a colossal fucking mess.

I've got old apps that won't work any more. It's not even compatible with itself.

People give Windows a load of shit, and deservedly so for some of it, but it's a million times more usable than Android when you want shit to "just work".

[–] Tja@programming.dev 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Same with iOS, I don't know why you are singling out Android here. My favorite game back when I used an iPad stopped working after certain update. It was a puzzle with rails and colored trains, can't remember the name now.

Windows and Linux are quite a lot better in this regard.

[–] NoisyFlake@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

I suppose you're talking about a 32-bit app that wasn't updated for the newer 64-bit architecture. If yes, then there's actually a technical reason behind it, not just Apple being dicks. Because other than 32-bit apps, every app that received a 64-bit update should still work on the latest iOS.

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