Happy weekend!

You might have noticed that !android@lemdro.id has reached 15K subscribers, with over 400 active visitors per week!

With the release of Android 14, which is slowly making its way to more devices, it seems like a good time for a community discussion on the direction of Android development.

Discussion Questions:

  • What do you think about this latest release?
  • Do you think things are going in the right direction?
  • Is there anything you’d like to see prioritized in future releases?
  • Which device are you on?

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  • komPot@lemdro.id
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    8 months ago

    I do agree with some points. However, most of these changes are somehow related to security. As someone working in FinTech, play integrity and the likes are something you cant escape, as rooted devices,ROMs, emulators and such are 90% are ‘hackers’. Shame google didn’t think of a way to bake it into Andorid itself… Having it in their services is locking Android so much.To add, lately all the “new” features are something that Samsung already had for years. Like Knox work profile container added to Android. Samsung seems to be evolving Android more than Google which is just sad.

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      8 months ago

      Windows is both more open, and more secure, than android in every practical sense, while being closed source.

      I’m a fervent believer in open-sourcs, but Google and their advertising funded business model has poisoned Android.

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      8 months ago

      Oh great I am a hacker now because I installed a modified ROM! I will go to my boss and ask for a promotion.

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      8 months ago

      Samsung already had for years. Like Knox work profile

      Huh? Good added partitioned work profiles in 2014…