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[–] • 3 pts

The person was claiming that because they have a device that uses a AOSP fork (Android Open Source Project) that it's completely Google free.

However, consider this: "Android is an open source operating system for mobile devices and a corresponding open source project led by Google."

Google loves control and you can't tell me there aren't hooks in there somewhere.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Yeah pretty naive

[–] • 2 pts

Technically, AOSP systems don't have any Google services (mail, play, etc.) baked in - but I refuse to believe that google isn't in there somewhere.

[–] • 1 pt

Depends on what ROM you are running. It's completely open source code so if a dev wants to change or remove anything they can. If you own a pixel device you're screwed because google code is baked into the bootloader which is not open source. I would be more worried about the code baked into the hardware, than the code base of the OS. Cough (((Qualcomm))) cough cough...

[–] • 2 pts

just feed the open source code to code llama or chatgpt to inspect and look for back doors

[–] • 0 pt (edited )

the good : that's a very quaint idea. good thinking.

the reality : You have never really dealt with code before.

instead, as someone who uses chat GPT and two other AI Chats, whatever, more or less every day for coding, I say: " oh my son you have no idea what you are talking about "

also the good : maybe soon. especially if it was a Specialized, especially made , curated , supported .. partial focused AI system, then ... maybe

[–] • 0 pt

Really? You don't think code Llama or chatgpt4 would be of any use in identifying security holes, or collating connect() calls to hard coded ip addresses? Not even cross-checking CVEs against dependent libraries? Weird.

[–] • 2 pts

Android was created by jewgle. That means all Android is still jewgled.

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How u do dat?

[–] • 3 pts

Here's the sources page: https://source.android.com/

You'll notice google is mentioned a lot.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

You'd have to ask the Poalr who said this

[–] • 1 pt

Where Poalr?

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

the rule of poal pasta is not to attribute the pasta, but it's one of Poal's favorite people 😉

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I bought a 40 dollar android phone, and did something similar. I know I can't get rid of everything, but mostly everything yes. First, I refused to put in a google acct on startup. Before activating the phone for calls, I went through the starting wizard refusing everything. Then I got Fennec(web browser) off of chrome. Then I got F-Droid(google play alternative) off of fennec. I went in the options and excluded searching for anything with ads or that were non-free. I went into the system settings and disabled everything Google I can. Even with things disabled, I still had to disable notifications. I also had to turn off 'Mobile data and Wi-Fi' for every disabled app separately. I replaced Google's 'phone' with the open source 'dialer,' 'messages' with 'QKSMS', 'Gboard' with 'Unexpected Keyboard', 'Google Maps' with 'Organic Maps', I got Newpipe (ad-free youtube frontend). I got rid of biometric crap, gesture crap, voice activated crap, to make sure it isn't turning on the mic and other sensors when not needed. I changed the clock, file browser, camera, gallery, I got Tux Paint, I got rid of TikTok and every ansillary bloated piece of crap that wasn't made by google, the works.

This is by far the best phone I've ever had. It doesn't bother me with gay shit multiple times a day, it doesn't show me any ads for any app, it is completely customizable, fast, and with much more space than a normal android phone. My next phone, I will try changing out the OS altogether, but so far I am happy with this one.