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I mostly use apps installed from F-Droid, so I’m not sure how I’ll use the phone, except that it’s sometimes required as a contact method.

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[–] 123213217362131231@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Will they be able to circumvent Google's restriction?

[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Google's restrictions would act through its Play Store. Custom ROMs don't need to use GPS. So they could circumvent it.