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azangru 31 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: A big win for Android interoperability

> it's that small businesses cannot buy phones, install a patched version of Android without a restriction

Pardon my ignorance; but why would Android need to be patched? Is it because it wouldn't run on the phone hardware otherwise?

aboardRat4 31 days ago [–]

>Is it because it wouldn't run on the phone hardware otherwise?

Because those 11 features mentioned in the OP post need to be unlocked.

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