Android may have started with the mantra that developers are allowed to do anything as long as they can code it, but things have changed over the years as security and privacy became higher priorities. Every major update over the last decade has shuttered features or added restrictions in the name of protecting users, but some sacrifices may not have been entirely necessary. Another Android 11 trade-off has emerged, this time taking away the ability for users to select third-party camera apps to take pictures or videos on behalf of other apps, forcing users to rely only on the built-in camera app.
Ironically iOS is actually opening up a bit. I can seriously see me not buying another Android phone in future what with these lockdowns and also the US deciding which countries can get access to Android or not. I have my eyes set on the PinePhone (in at least a year’s time). For me it’s just a wakeup call to get out of my comfort zone.
See Android 11 is taking away the camera picker, forcing people to only use the built-in camera
Android may have started with the mantra that developers are allowed to do anything as long as they can code it, but things have changed over the years as