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Prediction: Android's closing could doom Sailfish OS

Original: # Prediction In 7-9 years, # Android will be so closed down that # Jolla 's Android App Support won't work reliably anym

A software developer has predicted that within seven to nine years Android will be so locked down that Jolla's Android app support layer stops working reliably, which they argue would mean the end of Sailfish OS, the independent Linux mobile platform that depends on running Android apps. They call on Jolla to adopt additional app frameworks beyond Qt5 so the platform can survive without Android compatibility.

Why now: Concern in the open-source mobile community about Google tightening Android and its impact on alternative operating systems

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• # Prediction In 7-9 years, # Android will be so closed down that # Jolla 's Android App Support won't work reliably anymore. This will be the death of # SailfishOS as a whole. In order to prevent this, Jolla must support other App frameworks besides Qt5, so more apps will be… · janriemer@floss.social · 7

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