Leaving Android for Linux means trading polish for control (runarcn.no)
The author’s Android-to-Linux switch is a case for a phone that can be inspected and changed like a general-purpose computer. HN readers pointed to alternatives such as postmarketOS and Purism hardware, but also named what does not travel cleanly: services built around Google Play Services and Wallet.
The discussion’s disagreement was not whether Android contains open-source code. It was whether the experience can remain meaningfully open as important APIs and everyday features live in Google-controlled services.
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