It makes me suspect they’re not talking about the stock systems OEMs ship.
The developers of GrapheneOS, an independent, security-oriented Android distribution are probably not only talking about stock OEM Android. What they're saying is true about stock OEM android though.
That's a separate issue from whether users are forced to get all their software from a specific source, which is also separate from whether users will actually use other sources when given the option.
On Android, developers can offer users a way to install an app that isn't easily traced to their identity and on iOS they can't. Furthermore, an Android app can be both on the Play store and available from other sources; there's no exclusivity.
It's true that FCM will result in more reliability and a better UX than other ways to implement notifications. Doing something else is still the right choice for certain use cases, such as those where privacy or keeping the entire codebase open source are top priorities.
Maybe they want that, but the statement on their website is not wrong on a technicality because it's oversimplified; it's wrong because it asserts a privacy difference between the two operating systems that does not exist.
The link in the comment you're replying to says which part is not true, but since you seem more willing to comment than to click a link and read, I'll summarize:
The part about the Apple Push Notification service requiring less information that can identify an individual user than Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging is not true. Both use a similar token system. Furthermore, it is possible to build android apps with notifications that do not use FCM.
I think generating and sharing sexually explicit images of a person without their consent is abuse.
That's distinct from generating an image that looks like CSAM without the involvement of any real child. While I find that disturbing, I'm morally uncomfortable criminalizing an act that has no victim.
If it was all of Europe, I'd agree. That explanation seems improbable for just two countries.
I'm content if my shoe cost is under $10/month. You're just over a tenth that. It would be hard to get the number lower and still have reasonable comfort and protection from the shoes.
That would be interesting to find out.
Well there's my surprising fact of the day.
Looks like it's just one officer, but it seems like they could do outreach and intelligence sharing without someone permanently stationed there.
Even if that assumption were correct, the mayor of NYC cannot meaningfully aid or hinder Israel's actions. A politician's position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they're seeking doesn't usually influence my vote.
My Opus BT-C3100 smells like magic smoke and looks like this. I suppose I could change these resistors and it might be OK, but I could also buy things.
I'm looking for 2-4 slots; it should fit protected 21700s; it shouldn't have a noisy fan that runs all the time like the Opus; USB-C input is preferred, but not required.
I'm broadly aware of what's on the market, but I want to know if you love or hate yours.
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I fear if I carry anything else today, I'll lose it or cut myself with it.
This is not one of the claims made by the ICEBlock developers; their claims are only to do with notifications.
If you want to claim that a locked Android device is substantially easier for law enforcement to break in to than a locked iPhone, please cite up-to-date (from 2025) sources.