This is the result of an already years long lawsuit. Google can’t drag it for long, in fact initially they were given only 2 weeks after the decision to implement this but like I said they’ve settled with Epic to make these changes from Android 17 onwards

That is impossible because Google will be legally required to make these changes as part of the Epic lawsuit. They have already lost the case to the Supreme Court and they have kind of settled with Epic before the court made a decision. If they back out then Epic will absolutely kill them in court again.

Technically they can make these changes in US only but that would probably be too much to make basically 2 different OS for US and ROW

Probably unpopular opinion: people hate “the algorithm” but you really need one for websites like Twitter; Mastodon feels absolutely dead due to lack of one. Just hashtags aren’t enough, a post looks ridiculous the more you put them.

I wish I didn’t have to use them but Reddit and Twitter are the go to for anything about local news and sports, and I occasionally see some absolutely banging content from people I’m not subscribed from their feeds.

This is due to the Epic lawsuit, the app store will be treated as an actual “app store” rather than a standard app which will have its own advantages

In fact any registered app store will basically have an almost play store like experience I suppose rather than having the standard extra resistance provided when you install an app currently

Mashallah Gabe will cook

Does anyone have a link to the original report mentioned in the article?

It’s amazing how Americans love poking their nose into everyone else’s affairs yet can be so oblivious. For some people a phone is literally the only device they have, they can’t do anything else.

Where’s Lemmy gold when you need it

It’s still a feature that was expected to be removed tbf but sounds like its been partly upgraded

As many as Palestinians by Israel? I dunno, what a weird question to ask

You aren’t its customer, businesses are.

Chinese phone cameras are far superior than anything else. It would be cool tbf

Nobody thinks a physical keyboard is cool unc

I’ll hear nothing bad about that song, it was fun af. It was Kpop before Kpop was cool.

This should have been a feature 10 years ago

People in Japan be like

Right but you don’t have a basically legal obligation to if you’re private

It’s somewhat exaggerated but I would definitely say yes

Aggressive != being actually good at your job. She lost the MS case so badly it was straight up embarrassing for the FTC

You miss her hilarious incompetence? Don’t Americans get enough of that with their President already?