Before I get accused of Google-bashing, let me make one thing clear: Google makes some of Android’s best apps. Google Keep? Maps? The Play Store!? I’d find it difficult to ax all of these from my life ...
The alternatives were better than expected ...
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I stopped manually updating sideloaded apps the moment I found an open source app manager
Sideloading open source apps on Android has been a key differentiator from walled gardens like iOS. It's always been a part of the Android experience, which might not carry forward in the near future.
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I set up a Samsung Galaxy from scratch, and these open-source apps were the first ones I installed
Open source gets first dibs ...
Megan is a Software Writer at XDA Developers who has been writing about consumer technology since 2016. With a postgraduate degree in New Media journalism, she has always been passionate about diving ...
Can you imagine if open-source apps had an associated price? I wouldn't blame my favorites if they did. There are plenty of ...
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