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Google Is Closing Android: And Taking Your Freedom With It

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    That's why Android needs to be forked and have an independente development asap.

    EU is ditching big US corporations, however Google is restricting third party app stores, and control over which apps can be installed.

    Google Services are built-in on almost Android devices, giving access to everything that happens on those devices (phones, tablets, Android TV...), which is basically an rootkit, it can remotely access any app, any file, and control the device.

    EU and any other nation needs an alternative to Android or iOS, truly open source without external control of any corporation

  • That's why Android needs to be forked and have an independente development asap.

    EU is ditching big US corporations, however Google is restricting third party app stores, and control over which apps can be installed.

    Google Services are built-in on almost Android devices, giving access to everything that happens on those devices (phones, tablets, Android TV...), which is basically an rootkit, it can remotely access any app, any file, and control the device.

    EU and any other nation needs an alternative to Android or iOS, truly open source without external control of any corporation

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    That's basically what GrapheneOS is, and why I'm hopeful that Motorolla and other vendors start releasing devices using it. The main risk is that Google will cut off its services and store from it, and if there are official vendors making devices then it'll be harder to do that.

  • That's basically what GrapheneOS is, and why I'm hopeful that Motorolla and other vendors start releasing devices using it. The main risk is that Google will cut off its services and store from it, and if there are official vendors making devices then it'll be harder to do that.

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    True, Graphene would be a good start.

    China don't have Google PlayStore, but only their own apps market, also Amazon and Samsung have their own app stores.

    It's not impossible to have a different apps market, it there's an user base, and developers will follow the market

  • That's basically what GrapheneOS is, and why I'm hopeful that Motorolla and other vendors start releasing devices using it. The main risk is that Google will cut off its services and store from it, and if there are official vendors making devices then it'll be harder to do that.

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    At some point we're going to want to ditch Google's services entirely. This is simply a trust/societal problem, not an engineering one. Most proprietary apps rely on Google's app attestation. The main hurdle I see for an Android fork becoming mainstream without Google is establishing a 3rd party root of trust, like how SSL already works. It is actively against Google's interest to allow this to happen, so they will push as much closing of their OS as they can without "boiling the frog" so to speak.

  • That's basically what GrapheneOS is, and why I'm hopeful that Motorolla and other vendors start releasing devices using it. The main risk is that Google will cut off its services and store from it, and if there are official vendors making devices then it'll be harder to do that.

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    Yeah, I'm waiting for the same thing, and even if they cut off their services, so long as the phone can be degoogled and replacements installed I wouldn't really care.

    Banking apps could be the only problem I foresee, but then I guess I'll just go back to debit and credit cards.

  • Yeah, I'm waiting for the same thing, and even if they cut off their services, so long as the phone can be degoogled and replacements installed I wouldn't really care.

    Banking apps could be the only problem I foresee, but then I guess I'll just go back to debit and credit cards.

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    I find the big one is communication platforms. A lot of people use stuff like Slack or Discord, and if you need to use these platforms you're kinda screwed.

  • True, Graphene would be a good start.

    China don't have Google PlayStore, but only their own apps market, also Amazon and Samsung have their own app stores.

    It's not impossible to have a different apps market, it there's an user base, and developers will follow the market

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    Yeah, if there was an independent app store that popular apps would get published to that would be ideal.

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    They couldn't even fucking be bothered to spell check their slop banner?

  • That's basically what GrapheneOS is, and why I'm hopeful that Motorolla and other vendors start releasing devices using it. The main risk is that Google will cut off its services and store from it, and if there are official vendors making devices then it'll be harder to do that.

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    From my understanding, Graphene is still extremely dependent on upstream development of Android so they can focus on their security improvements. I don't think they have the manpower to properly fork it.

  • From my understanding, Graphene is still extremely dependent on upstream development of Android so they can focus on their security improvements. I don't think they have the manpower to properly fork it.

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    There is a solid basis though, and it wouldn't be unthinkable to create a foundation around it that could take it forward on its own. And if there are vendors shipping it, then some money might get thrown at the effort too.

  • There is a solid basis though, and it wouldn't be unthinkable to create a foundation around it that could take it forward on its own. And if there are vendors shipping it, then some money might get thrown at the effort too.

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    I unfortunately think you underestimate the workload here. Developing an OS is a massive undertaking, and it would require a huge community of developers to come forward and take up the job. I just don't see it happening spontaneously. In my opinion, if they ever lose upstream support, Graphene just dies.

  • They couldn't even fucking be bothered to spell check their slop banner?

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    I read the sloptext as "Goosing Android" initially, which seemed to make sense!

  • I unfortunately think you underestimate the workload here. Developing an OS is a massive undertaking, and it would require a huge community of developers to come forward and take up the job. I just don't see it happening spontaneously. In my opinion, if they ever lose upstream support, Graphene just dies.

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    And Android piggybacks on Linux. Turtles all the way down, until you get the actual developers committing real effort. And no one is talking about spontaneously, rather realistically 0.5-20 million euros in funding from the EU. Is it viable then? If not, realistically, what would be the threshold for viability?

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    Can someone tell me why legislation hasn't stepped in yet?
    I honestly don't understand this.
    The EU made Microsoft show a pop up on Windows so users could choose their own browser. And this was idk how many years ago.
    Yet it seems to be perfectly ok for OEM's to make phones where it's impossible to install another OS on...

  • Can someone tell me why legislation hasn't stepped in yet?
    I honestly don't understand this.
    The EU made Microsoft show a pop up on Windows so users could choose their own browser. And this was idk how many years ago.
    Yet it seems to be perfectly ok for OEM's to make phones where it's impossible to install another OS on...

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    yeah, you'd think an open mobile stack would be at the top of the priority list when it comes to tech sovereignty

  • I unfortunately think you underestimate the workload here. Developing an OS is a massive undertaking, and it would require a huge community of developers to come forward and take up the job. I just don't see it happening spontaneously. In my opinion, if they ever lose upstream support, Graphene just dies.

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    I'm not saying it would be easy or would happen spontaneously, just that it's not impossible. There is already a solid base to work off and there is a lot of interest in having an open mobile platform. I reject the notion that only large corps can do such things.

  • Can someone tell me why legislation hasn't stepped in yet?
    I honestly don't understand this.
    The EU made Microsoft show a pop up on Windows so users could choose their own browser. And this was idk how many years ago.
    Yet it seems to be perfectly ok for OEM's to make phones where it's impossible to install another OS on...

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    And this was idk how many years ago.

    There's your answer. No one cares anymore.

  • I find the big one is communication platforms. A lot of people use stuff like Slack or Discord, and if you need to use these platforms you're kinda screwed.

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    I've used the discord web client on graphene quite a lot. It has fewer features than the app but I feel better about it. Same with my bank- I can just log into the website via my phone's browser.

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    1. Embrace open source
    2. Extend services into proprietary layers (Google Play Services)
    3. Extinguish third party development

    We're entering the final phase of Microsoft's famous EEE strategy from the 90s.

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    They are making one with just a microphone with audio finger printing. Not really a victory. Meta still exist.
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    Well… the existing source is still open. Has anyone forked the repo?
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    ah great. human made horrors beyond my comprehension. no seriously stop torturing the damn fly brain
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    That's not good as good news as the title makes it sound. According to the analysis, anyone walking through the city with the glasses would have to inform passers-by verbally in advance or even wear high-visibility vests with inscriptions to comply with the rulings of the European Court of Justice. Particularly sensitive areas include doctor’s offices, demonstrations, women’s shelters, or playgrounds. The use of Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses in public spaces is therefore difficult to make legally compliant from a data protection perspective. Since it's up to the individuals to disclose, they're the ones at fault. So you'd have to know you were being recorded, and by who, and then hold them accountable. That's pretty much impossible. But more importantly, meta is no longer held responsible, and they can just continue fucking up people's privacy.
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    Full text: https://archive.ph/x0bxf ::: spoiler spoiler Chinese researchers have developed a diamond composite designed to resist fracture while retaining high hardness, according to a study published July 9 in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Synthesis. The material incorporates a three-dimensional network of multi-walled carbon nanotubes between diamond grains and recorded an average fracture toughness of 31.9 MPa m¹ᐟ², about five times that of single-crystal diamond. The researchers, led by scientists affiliated with the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beihang University, reported a hardness of about 91.6 GPa for the composite. The study describes the result as an approach to improving diamond's fracture resistance without the conventional trade-off between toughness and hardness. The finding is significant because diamond is exceptionally hard but can fracture under mechanical stress. Hardness and fracture toughness describe different properties: hardness measures resistance to deformation, while fracture toughness measures a material's ability to resist crack growth. The study measured its mechanical properties under controlled laboratory tests rather than demonstrating that it cannot be broken by an impact such as a hammer blow. Carbon Nanotubes Reinforce Diamond The researchers introduced highly dispersed multi-walled carbon nanotubes, or MWCNTs, into the spaces between diamond grains. These nanotubes form a continuous three-dimensional network throughout the composite. According to the study, interfaces between the nanotube network and the diamond matrix contain mixed sp²-sp³ carbon bonding. > These interfaces help dissipate energy and impede the propagation of cracks through the material. The researchers also built a three-dimensional diamond framework with strong diamond-to-diamond bonding. They reported that this structure helped prevent the nanotube addition from causing a substantial loss of hardness. The material was prepared under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions. The paper's experimental figures include a composite prepared at 2,000°C and 15 GPa. The study reported a maximum fracture-toughness measurement of 36.4 MPa m¹ᐟ², compared with an average of 31.9 MPa m¹ᐟ². The researchers said the average value was approximately five times that of single-crystal diamond and exceeded values reported for some tungsten alloys. Diamond's Hardness Comes With Brittleness Diamond's extreme hardness makes it valuable for cutting, drilling, polishing and other applications where resistance to wear is important. But hardness alone does not prevent a material from cracking. The distinction has limited attempts to broaden diamond's use in applications involving repeated impact or mechanical loading. > Increasing toughness can come at the cost of hardness, while preserving hardness can leave a material susceptible to fracture. The Chinese team's approach instead places a reinforcing network inside the diamond structure. The researchers described this as an "extrinsic" toughening strategy, in contrast with approaches that modify diamond's internal microstructure. The result could be relevant to advanced cutting tools and other components in which both wear resistance and resistance to cracking are important. However, the study does not establish that the material is ready for commercial production or large-scale industrial deployment. A Separate Diamond Breakthrough The July composite study followed another Chinese materials-science result published in Nature in March. Researchers from Zhengzhou University, Nanjing University and Henan University of Science and Technology reported the synthesis of millimeter-sized, phase-pure hexagonal diamond, also known as lonsdaleite. The study was published March 4 in Nature. Hexagonal diamond differs structurally from conventional cubic diamond. Its existence as a distinct carbon phase had been debated for decades because naturally occurring samples associated with meteorites were extremely limited and often contained other carbon structures. The researchers produced hexagonal diamond from highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by compressing it along its crystal axis at elevated temperatures. The paper reports that the material was synthesized under pressures around 20 GPa, with one documented sample recovered after treatment at 20 GPa and 1,300°C. Advanced structural measurements were used to identify the material as hexagonal diamond. The researchers reported that the bulk material had slightly higher hardness than cubic diamond and high thermal stability. The study measured a Vickers hardness of about 114 GPa, according to reporting on the research and the team's published results. The figure is above commonly cited hardness values for natural cubic diamond and should not be interpreted as evidence that hexagonal diamond is dramatically harder than all conventional diamond. The Key Difference between the Studies The two Chinese studies are related through the broader search for improved carbon materials, but they should not be treated as a single breakthrough. The Nature Synthesis study focuses on toughness. Its diamond composite uses carbon nanotubes to make the material more resistant to fracture while maintaining high hardness. The Nature study focuses on structure and hardness. It provides experimental evidence for millimeter-sized, phase-pure hexagonal diamond and reports hardness slightly above that of conventional cubic diamond. Lee (@MandyKnowsDC) [https://xcancel.com/MandyKnowsDC/status/2086784627809673397] I’m late, but I didn’t know China had the diamond game on lock with the lab joints Does this basically mean mined diamonds will be worthless? [image: 0f2dee74-0e74-47e4-b864-0e2a6b1019fc.jpeg] Together, the findings illustrate two different strategies for improving diamond-based materials: reinforcing conventional diamond to resist cracking and creating a different carbon crystal structure with potentially different mechanical and thermal properties. Potential Industrial Applications Neither study demonstrates that these materials are ready to replace conventional diamond at industrial scale. For the nanotube-reinforced composite, further work would be needed to assess manufacturing scale, consistency, long-term durability and performance under real operating conditions. For hexagonal diamond, researchers will need to establish whether the material can be produced reliably in larger quantities and whether its measured properties translate into practical advantages. The studies nevertheless show that researchers are pursuing different ways to address the limitations of conventional diamond, including the long-standing tension between hardness and resistance to fracture. :::

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