I’m interested in Android itself. The software. Custom ROMs, apps, security and privacy, beta reviews, upcoming features, whatever.
That’s what the sidebar of this community also says.
However, my timeline is full of
"Rumors say, manufacturer XY might might bring out a new foldable, this time with a higher refresh rate display! 😳😱
or something like that.
I already have a phone. A very new one. I won’t buy one in at least the next 7 years. Especially not a new fancy gimmicky toy like those ones.
Is this on purpose? Do you like what you see?
I think the problem fundamentally stems from the fact that Android development is so hardware focused nowadays because hardware makers make so much money, and people seemed to have started forgetting Android is also an OS, with its own software ecosystem, including the ecosystem of OS mods.
But we have not been seeing nearly as many news about new cool app that explores new ways to redefine functionality and UX design. There’s just not much exciting things going on in the Android software and it’s ecosystem these days it feels like, almost as if it’s not just stagneted but also somehow enshitified as a whole :(
