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		bayindirh on Dec 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify CEO renews attack on Apple after Musk's sa... Except the velvet lined iron fist called Google Play Services which gatekeeps the apps from having nice things or not.

Sohcahtoa82 on Dec 1, 2022 [–]

Android lets you easily side-load apps. You are not required to get your apps from Google.

CapsAdmin on Dec 2, 2022 | [–]

As an example, I tend to look for apps on f-droid before google play.

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