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[โ€“] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because google doesn't want you doing anything ~~that they can't control~~ fun on the host Android system. They did the same thing with crostini on ChromeOS for "security".

[โ€“] Scoopta@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

People say this but I'm not sure I believe that. Keep in mind Google is the only android OEM that allows you to do a bootloader unlock and root without an exploit, it's officially supported as a developer configuration.