10 sats \ 2 replies \ @m00ninite 6 Mar 2023 \ parent \ on: Is Android the most common OS these days? bitcoin
I recently switched to GrapheneOS from iOS, since I was getting pretty tired of Apple's privacy LARP. In general, it's been such a huge downgrade for me, but I'm willing to stick with it to give it a fair shake. The thing that bugs me the most is just how many apps (especially ones I consider essential, things like Lyft) require google play services. At the very least, they can be sandboxed, but I'm finding myself significantly more googled than when I started
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama OP 6 Mar 2023
Services like Lyft often offer a web app. I've tried Uber and it works perfectly well on the browser. No need to install any Google stuff.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @m00ninite 7 Mar 2023
Interesting, didn't know that. Assumed since it's so reliant on maps that they needed a native app. Thanks for the info!
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