Could AphyOS be the BlackBerry 10 successor we’ve been waiting for?

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Could AphyOS be the BlackBerry 10 successor we’ve been waiting for?I met with representatives of Apostrophy at CES and received a first look at AphyOS — a new privacy-focused, subscription-based mobile OS that is expected launch later this year....

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[conite]

I'd like to hear the specifics of the value-add over simply installing GrapheneOS for free.

 

[Ph1llip]

As I'm not technical, how does it address the app gap which led to BBOS/10 and Windows Phone's failures?

The article in different places states:

1. Apostrophy runs on a Linux Kernel compatible with AOSP
2. It can run the Google Play Store in a sandbox
3. Apostrophy doesn't view Android with Google Mobile Services as a viable option
4. Apostrophy will have its own app store

So, how would someone load apps? If it means we need to sideload them, that's a whole world of risk right there. Not sure what no. 2 above means. If no. 4, it's doomed, no developer will port their apps (no matter how easy it is) to a niche, "enthusiast" OS.

 

[conite]

As I'm not technical, how does it address the app gap which led to BBOS/10 and Windows Phone's failures?

The article in different places states:

1. Apostrophy runs on a Linux Kernel compatible with AOSP
2. It can run the Google Play Store in a sandbox
3. Apostrophy doesn't view Android with Google Mobile Services as a viable option
4. Apostrophy will have its own app store

So, how would someone load apps? If it means we need to sideload them, that's a whole world of risk right there. Not sure what no. 2 above means. If no. 4, it's doomed, no developer will port their apps (no matter how easy it is) to a niche, "enthusiast" OS.

It's just a dressed up version of GrapheneOS, which itself is a dressed up version of AOSP (Android).

You can install any number of Android app stores on it. Whether the apps will actually run will depend on how much the OS has been locked down and how much the user can control that.

 

[howarmat]

As I'm not technical, how does it address the app gap which led to BBOS/10 and Windows Phone's failures?

The article in different places states:

1. Apostrophy runs on a Linux Kernel compatible with AOSP
2. It can run the Google Play Store in a sandbox
3. Apostrophy doesn't view Android with Google Mobile Services as a viable option
4. Apostrophy will have its own app store

So, how would someone load apps? If it means we need to sideload them, that's a whole world of risk right there. Not sure what no. 2 above means. If no. 4, it's doomed, no developer will port their apps (no matter how easy it is) to a niche, "enthusiast" OS.

There are other secure app stores to get apps if you wish but I am guessing someone using this phone/OS will not be using many mainstream apps.

The question is the same as always, is there enough demand for non mainstream app phone.

 

[Ph1llip]

Thanks y'all. In that case, bring on that Punkt PKB phone! I don't mind grayscale e-ink at all . Hope the camera's not bad.

 

[howarmat]

Thanks y'all. In that case, bring on that Punkt PKB phone! I don't mind grayscale e-ink at all . Hope the camera's not bad.

grayscale photos…ehhh

 

[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

grayscale photos…ehhh

Yeah little point in a "good" camera, if the display is grayscale.

I do see this OS being something Punkt would be interested in, as it would fit their basic phone concept.

Beyond that, I don't see the point of another locked down version of Android with a subscription. Would be great to be able to install GrapheneOS and be able to utilize Google Pay or other high security banking apps. If they could get all those developers and services onboard to support them... but we know that ain't going to happen.

 

[SteinwayTransitCorp]

There are other secure app stores to get apps if you wish but I am guessing someone using this phone/OS will not be using many mainstream apps.

The question is the same as always, is there enough demand for non mainstream app phone.

Amen, people today are looking for toys, or secure phones. If they wanted secure they would not be on FB/ticktock or alike. Also people today want free crap, they really don’t care or understand that free is not free.