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.

  • cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me
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    1 year ago

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

    Where does it say that? This was about Android 10 released in 2019, the post is from 2020, and we are currently at Android 13.

    The article even claims Termux will stop working, yet Termux works with Android 13…

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

    What? Rooting is not required for custom ROMs at all.