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Is Google going to make Android a nightmare? (arachnoid.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The discussion I stumbled upon, about this SSH app for Android, is really worrying. Will Google really manage to make it impossible to root your phone?

But there's more to this, it's more complicated. In the Big Picture, Google has every incentive to make these changes — they lead to more security, and they're aligned with Google's corporate goals as well.

  • When talking to users, Google will emphasize control over hackers.
  • When talking to stockholders, Google will emphasize control over users.

Edit: I disagree with "they lead to more security". That's not "security", let's not turn words upside-down.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You missed the point. If Google pushes this through you won't be able to root your device anymore.

Without rooting it gets a bit tough to install your favorite custom ROM.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You don't need to root the stock ROM to install a custom one, you just need an unlocked bootloader

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On most, if not all, modern Android phones you can just unlock the bootloader from the dev menu. No rooting required.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are phones with locked bootloaders. But for now there are ways to unlock them. In theory though they could just lock the bootloader and that's it, if you can't jailbreak the device or root the stock ROM you're out of luck.