Google has quietly deprecated the Messages and Dialer apps in AOSP, and it could have ramifications for upstart brands and custom ROM fans.

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    1 year ago

    Or just don’t buy a phone. The resources required to build a phone are literally destroying our planet. I wish I was exaggerating.

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      Wish I could, and I’m completely with you on both manufacturing and mining needed to enable our phone addictions. But I need it to function in modern society, much like my car or industrially farmed food. Being reachable and being able to reach out 24x7 is now an expectation. I don’t have the practiced skills to be useful as an agrarian, and not being into religion I’m pretty sure the Amish wouldn’t take me in.

      Once the not-user-serviceable battery dies or hardware start to glitch at around 2 years of age a replacement is mandatory for me. Apple’s phones seem to be designed for a service life of 3-4 years rather than 1-2, so that may be a way to help.