alt Hacker NewsAlso, Pixels have unlocked bootloaders and Android is open source to the point where third parties can and do make alternative OS distributions.
Also, Pixels have unlocked bootloaders and Android is open source to the point where third parties can and do make alternative OS distributions.
And it's necessary to have a second phone to actually use any of that while maintaining access to one's banking app.
The hardware is nominally open only because they enforce participation in their software ecosystem via other means.