Nick @ The Linux ExperimentAfter years of being an #Samsung user (with a few months of using an #iPhone11 in between that I didn't enjoy), I'm quitting #Android.
Here are the main reasons why it just doesn't work for me anymore, whatever the model, or the ROM it runs:
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metallcorn 🐧I completely disagree with your decision)
Talking about how bad google is and settling for an even more closed ecosystem is a questionable choice imho.
When no opensource product can replace the awkward native one. Mandatory binding to proprietary company servers. Data leakage and very "controversial" work in China. And it is assembled in China, too.
I think it was better to choose a device on the native android and modify it for your own needs, than like this.
I expect a series of "I'm back on $os_name" after six months.)
@metallcorn Well, the criticism against Google wasn’t against it being closed, so choosing a closed ecosystem doesn’t really contradict what I said.
Also, it’s not closed for me: I don’t use Apple services, I use my own Nextcloud for everything, so the experience is exactly the same in terms of lockdown than with Android.
And as I explained in the video, I could not find an Android device that worked for me, so finding one to modify just wasn’t an option ;)
Life is a compromise
Everyone chooses what to sacrifice for one thing or another
I would rather sacrifice the camera or the screen, but in favor of more free software or privacy)
Several times in my life I've tried switching to Apple products, but each time I can't last more than 3 months.
Often in your videos your opinion is very much the same as mine. That's why I'm betting that in 6 months you'll change your device after all )