ExtremeDullardOct 8

Google finally pushed me out of Android

https://piefed.social/post/1347935

Google finally pushed me out of Android

I've been considering a Linux cellphone for a long time, and Google's latest shenanigans finally decided me. I have a new phone on order that I wil…

Show thread18107Oct 8

Nice. I just bought a Fairphone 6 for the same reason. I’d love Ubuntu Touch, but I need dual-SIM. I guess /e/OS will do for now.

I should have noticed when Google removed “don’t be evil”, but I guess better late than never. Watching them remove an ICE tracking app from the play store just removed the last bit of doubt.

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Wasn’t the ICEblock app Apple only, or was their an Android version of the app as well?
Oct 8 at 10:30amWeb
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Similar app by a different name

theverge.com/…/google-apple-ice-tracking-app-stor…

Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple’s ICEBlock crackdown

Google has removed Red Dot, an app people could use to report ICE sightings from Google Play, one day after Apple removed similar apps, including Red Dot and ICEBlock.

The Verge