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"In a way".
And in other ways, it's just Google doing what Google does, destroying the value of the FOSS base of Android (AOSP) and trying to push every android user to be completely dependent on their proprietary, closed-source "addons" to android which are often presented as "inevitable" and "necessary" when the simple fact is, in many cases they are NOT. Not from any technical standpoint.
And in other ways, it's just Google doing what Google does, destroying the value of the FOSS base of Android (AOSP) and trying to push every android user to be completely dependent on their proprietary, closed-source "addons" to android which are often presented as "inevitable" and "necessary" when the simple fact is, in many cases they are NOT. Not from any technical standpoint.
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Fun fact:
In order to support Safetynet, microG had to actually include a proprietary Google blob ("Droidguard") in GmsCore to perform the "secret" Googly things that allowed microG to add support for that function.
I suspect the same is true of Play Integrity.
That code is, for obvious reasons, not open source and not publicly documented.
In order to support Safetynet, microG had to actually include a proprietary Google blob ("Droidguard") in GmsCore to perform the "secret" Googly things that allowed microG to add support for that function.
I suspect the same is true of Play Integrity.
That code is, for obvious reasons, not open source and not publicly documented.
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Fun fact: In order to support Safetynet, microG had to actually include a proprietary Google blob ("Droidguard") in GmsCore to perform the "secret" Googly things that allowed microG to add support for that function. I suspect the same is true of Play Integrity.…
Needless to say, a lot of people in the FOSS world, both devs and users, are wary of having such proprietary/secret Google code on their devices.
But it's an optional feature and a tradeoff, just like installing official Play Store with all it's malware-like behaviour: to get features you can no longer get on a pure FOSS android device.
Google has for over 10 years now been moving more and more core OS functions out of AOSP and into their proprietary GMS, GSF and Gplay frameworks, to try to "marry" its android users to those things.
It's one of the main motivations for Marvin to found the microG project ~12 years ago.
But it's an optional feature and a tradeoff, just like installing official Play Store with all it's malware-like behaviour: to get features you can no longer get on a pure FOSS android device.
Google has for over 10 years now been moving more and more core OS functions out of AOSP and into their proprietary GMS, GSF and Gplay frameworks, to try to "marry" its android users to those things.
It's one of the main motivations for Marvin to found the microG project ~12 years ago.
Forwarded from Omni Technovič
Yep, just control in general and maximizing their revenue opportunies.
At a time when there are movements around the world to force both Google and Apple to stop forcing all users of their platforms to get software via their proprietary stores.
Google's answer to that is to ramp up harassment of customized android devices and demonize both those users and 3rd-party app stores by trying to convince their user base that horrible things will happen if they allow people more freedom in where they get their software.
At a time when there are movements around the world to force both Google and Apple to stop forcing all users of their platforms to get software via their proprietary stores.
Google's answer to that is to ramp up harassment of customized android devices and demonize both those users and 3rd-party app stores by trying to convince their user base that horrible things will happen if they allow people more freedom in where they get their software.
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Google just partnered with the Linux Foundation to boost open-source Chromium development.
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-linux-chromium/
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-linux-chromium/
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Google just partnered with the Linux Foundation to boost open-source Chromium development
Google partnered with the Linux Foundation to boost Chromium’s open-source ecosystem
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Forwarded from The Hacker News
👀 Over 4,000 web backdoors hijacked—by registering abandoned domains for as little as $20.
🔑 Researchers gained control of backdoors targeting government & academic networks in Bangladesh, China, Nigeria, South Korea, and more!
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🔑 Researchers gained control of backdoors targeting government & academic networks in Bangladesh, China, Nigeria, South Korea, and more!
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Forwarded from Tech & Leaks Zone
NVIDIA CPU for Desktop is coming this year
The Verge notes that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at CES 2025 hinted to investors and analysts that there are bigger plans for the Arm-based CPU within the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, co-developed with MediaTek.
“You know, obviously we have plans,” Huang said during an investor presentation, referring to the new 20-core desktop CPU but said that he would “wait to tell you” what they are.
MediaTek has its own ambitions & Huang suggested that it may also bring the CPU to market, independent of Nvidia.
Additionally, Lenovo uses a "platform code" system to indicate the CPU, like A?? for AMD, I?? for Intel, Q?? for Qualcomm. There is also QNV which should mean Qualcomm/Nuvia.
However, the latest Yoga 2-in-1 16" 2025 Lenovo laptop has this funny platform code "N1X" and what could it be?
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The Verge notes that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at CES 2025 hinted to investors and analysts that there are bigger plans for the Arm-based CPU within the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, co-developed with MediaTek.
“You know, obviously we have plans,” Huang said during an investor presentation, referring to the new 20-core desktop CPU but said that he would “wait to tell you” what they are.
MediaTek has its own ambitions & Huang suggested that it may also bring the CPU to market, independent of Nvidia.
Now they could provide that to us, and they could keep that for themselves and serve the market. And so it was a great win-win.
Additionally, Lenovo uses a "platform code" system to indicate the CPU, like A?? for AMD, I?? for Intel, Q?? for Qualcomm. There is also QNV which should mean Qualcomm/Nuvia.
However, the latest Yoga 2-in-1 16" 2025 Lenovo laptop has this funny platform code "N1X" and what could it be?
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Forwarded from Gizchina.com
Honor 400 series is coming with a massive battery
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/13/honor-400-series-is-coming-with-a-massive-battery/
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/13/honor-400-series-is-coming-with-a-massive-battery/
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The Best Smartphones for Selfies Rankings
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/13/the-best-smartphones-for-selfies-rankings/
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/13/the-best-smartphones-for-selfies-rankings/
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Scira (Formerly MiniPerplx)
A minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet. Powered by Vercel AI SDK! Search with models like Grok 2.0.
🔗 Links:
- Website
- Features
- Source code
Developer: Zaid Mukaddam
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A minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet. Powered by Vercel AI SDK! Search with models like Grok 2.0.
🔗 Links:
- Website
- Features
- Source code
Developer: Zaid Mukaddam
🪞Similar post : Farfalle
🏷️ Tags: #Website #AI #Tools