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  • Why does Google bother unlocking boot loaders

    Funmy you asked, because Google just stopped releasing Pixel Device-Specific Code that allows Custom ROMs to be more easily built, requiring Custom ROM developers to reverse-engineer the source code, which takes a lot of time.

    or doing anything that helps AOSP?

    Free code from people. Also, AOSP doesn’t matter if you need Google Play Services in order for apps to work. Some apps don’t work on Graphene OS, for example, I imagine in 5 years, at least 50% of apps wouldn’t work because the app developers would be encouraged by Google to use Play Integrity APIs.

    Why have they not gone the way of Apple?

    Its like a FPTP Election system, it’s a Duoply. You need a mainstream device for apps to work, either iOS or Android, as long as Google is just slightly more free than Apple, you still would want Android.

    I don’t think I’d ever quit Android unless they pull a move like, idk, banning sideloading completely.