It’s funny how American oligarchs wax theatrical about “da AI revolution” and yet they can’t even solve basic issues in an application store or follow their own publishing guidelines (Twitter/Grok CSAM features).

Bunch of liars and criminals.

This is honestly the biggest issue with using American platforms, they are fundamentally unreliable (not to mention criminally corrupt).

I am on Android 16, the A73 might even get Android 17. Even if it doesn’t get 17, I think government/banking apps on Android 16 will be usable for another 3 years minimum.

Who knows, by that time Europe might be forced to dump Android/iOS (as opposed to “wanting” to do it).

Don’t think Play Store is available, but it supposed to run APKs.

We have the same issue with our e-ID and banking apps, they are used for everything.

I doubt our e-ID and banking APKs will work on SailfishOS compatibility mode.

My plan is too keep my current phone specifically for those two apps. Not optimal, but in my case Android/iOS isn’t viable any more.

I am thinking of getting the Jolla Phone:

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

While the UI Framework isn’t fully open source in SailfishOS, it think in the short to medium term it’s better fit for my use cases; running open source apps whenever possible (currently via F-Droid on Android) and avoiding any app install otherwise unless there is no other option.

Not to mention and I am done with large American companies (especially tech companies or ones that don’t have a local presence).

Rahman made an enormous contribution to covering Android.

I can understand him wanting to move on though, the whole space is nowhere near as exciting as say in 2015. In the last ~5 years it’s been mostly iterative improvement. Even phone hardware has evolved to the point that there is minimal differentiation between the mid-range and flagships other than status (outside of some types of mobile gaming).

For me personally, I am done with Android. My A73 works great, any new phone I buy will not be tied to American corporations (to the extend possible), so no Android or iOS.

I am probably misremembering, there have been so many changes to the notifications/QS that it’s difficult to keep track off.

Wasn’t something similar already implemented in one of the older releases (and then removed)?

“captivating content from Lock Glimpse”

So captivating that they decide to remove it from many of their phones.

I agree that I have minimal experience with this. :)

I simply don’t trust what Google says and I assume that their being less than honest by default.

A spokesperson for Google offered some additional context on this decision, stating that it helps simplify development, eliminates the complexity of managing multiple code branches, and allows them to deliver more stable and secure code to Android platform developers.

I am not a developer, but this sounds like bullshit. Google does have the ability to manage multiple code branches, they are one of the largest and richest software services companies on the planet.

The “deliver stable and secure code” also sounds like generic copytext that you would without any real context.

Large american technology companies cannot be trusted by definition.

Looking forward to checking it out, I mostly use the windows desktops client, but updates on all platforms are great!

The question is how soon.

The bubble can go on for a long time with circular financing schemes and it has full backing of the US gov.

It’s worth pointing out that lack of RIO has been a thing for a while now.

While it was previously reported that Samsung was only looking to manufacture ~20,000 to ~30,000 TriFold units, its quick sellout could be seen as a positive.

Is this 20-30K for the initial batch or lifetime? That’s a critical point.

Already at 3300, hopefully then can get above 25K pre-orders.