Yes, if you're tech-savvy you'll figure a good device to flash your favorite custom Android distro that favors user freedom.
But the other 3.9 billion stock users... they are at the mercy of Google, if you want to recommend them a good app from #FDroid they are blocked.
F-Droid
npub1mt…mtrt0
2026-02-24 12:30:37 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…68rw
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