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		wilsonnb3 on Aug 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix is the latest company to try bypassing App... Can you not install whatever app you want on an Android phone, as long as you enable sideloading in the settings?

realusername on Aug 24, 2018 [–]

I don't really want an app system, I would like a linux-like alternative where I can do a script to cat /dev/gps0 for example to record my location, or just ssh into my phone. I don't like at all the way Android is done.

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