Google Puts Generic Android Email App in Play Store
The neutering of Android continues
I could be wrong, but my first guess is that this is but one more piece of core functionality being removed from the open AOSP and into the proprietary GMS.
The article doesn't say anything about making it proprietary, only that it is no longer part of the OS, so if they find a bug with the email, they can fix only that rather than waiting for the next version of Android to fix it. That seems to me like ...
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This is how it should be. Email clients, browsers, document viewers should not be locked into the core of the OS.
If you think you like it the other way, wait until you get your next Android phone. Google is making file browsing a core function exc...
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If you think you like it the other way, wait until you get your next Android phone. Google is making file browsing a core function exc...
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Phonescoop deleted the comments I made on this thread... deleting the useful information about how Google is neutering Android and the issues this presents for the open source community. How sad.
Only for KitKat?
I read somewhere that only Nexus and Google Play Edition devices running KitKat can use this. So much for replacing my LG Email app with this one since I use 4.1.2. 🙄
