When Android was initially announced in 2007 by the Open Handset Alliance (headed by Google) their flagship project was billed as an "open…
  • mrkite@programming.dev
    312·
    1 year ago

    Maybe read the article and not look like an idiot. All they did was move the certificates into a signed package that is updated through Google Play. They can revoke certs even faster now because it doesn’t require a system update.

    • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
      15·
      1 year ago

      Cool, so I can’t revoke the certs myself? Still bad.

      I can’t add my own for testing? Still bad.

      They manage it via an app that I can’t change at all? Still bad.

    • Wahots@pawb.social
      6·
      1 year ago

      What if you can’t access gplay for various reasons? (Non-stock OS, geographic lockout, etc etc)

      Are you just straight-up boned when 14 rolls around? Genuinely curious

      • 0x2d@lemmy.ml
        4·
        1 year ago

        I hope that on LineageOS that you will still be able to manage your own certificates