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Waag Futurelab to F-Droid@lemmy.ml •
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Our smartphones, operating systems and apps are dominated by Google & Apple. "[...] these two Silicon Valley profit-driven companies decide which apps are or aren't allowed, and moderate what our

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Our smartphones, operating systems and apps are dominated by Google & Apple. "[...] these two Silicon Valley profit-driven companies decide which apps are or aren't allowed, and moderate what our

Waag Futurelab to F-Droid@lemmy.ml •
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Our smartphones, operating systems and apps are dominated by Google & Apple. “[…] these two Silicon Valley profit-driven companies decide which apps are or aren’t allowed, and moderate what our mobile software looks like.” says @danlammerhirt from @waag working on the Mobifree project (together with a.o. @efoundation @fdroid @NGIZero @murena @microg @delta

https://waag.org/en/article/why-smartphones-are-key-better-internet/

  • @Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works
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    me installing whatever .apk’s I want liberally.

    Not sure what the issue is -.-

    I also enjoy browsing with Firefox+UBlock and a custom DNS.

    Can apple users use/edit a custom DNS on their device directly even??

    • @FriendBesto@lemmy.ml
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      They are stuck using only WebKit and glorified wrappers and its limitations. On that Android is better.

    • JackGreenEarth
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      Apparently, but whenever I’ve tried it hasn’t seemed to worked.

      • @BigTechMustBurn@lemmy.ml
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        Try NextDNS.

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