I agree with you on Manifest V3, the restrictions are somewhat understandable if Google didn't stand to gain so much from blocking the behaviour they now restrict.
The Magisk project is kind of a weird one, I 100% expected Google to neuter that when the dev behind it got hired but it's clear that that's not happening.
SafetyNet is a requirement for almost every media company out there. Android would die a quick death if Netflix, Disney+, and friends would suddenly stop working because Google turned good and disabled SafetyNet. There are some enterprise advantages to SafetyNet as well, sometimes you want to be sure that some internal applications work on phones with internal security intact only.
As always, if you don't like the product, vote with your wallet, or in this case your data. Don't use Chrome/ium, don't sign into your Google account, download from F-Droid and Aurora exclusively and root your device if you wish. Firefox is still a decent mobile browser, despite Mozilla's efforts to change that.
/e/ is an excellent replacement for almost the entire Android ecosystem and I think if that became popular among non-techies, Google might start to listen. It might also not and Android might be doomed, but it's worth a try.
The Magisk project is kind of a weird one, I 100% expected Google to neuter that when the dev behind it got hired but it's clear that that's not happening.
SafetyNet is a requirement for almost every media company out there. Android would die a quick death if Netflix, Disney+, and friends would suddenly stop working because Google turned good and disabled SafetyNet. There are some enterprise advantages to SafetyNet as well, sometimes you want to be sure that some internal applications work on phones with internal security intact only.
As always, if you don't like the product, vote with your wallet, or in this case your data. Don't use Chrome/ium, don't sign into your Google account, download from F-Droid and Aurora exclusively and root your device if you wish. Firefox is still a decent mobile browser, despite Mozilla's efforts to change that.
/e/ is an excellent replacement for almost the entire Android ecosystem and I think if that became popular among non-techies, Google might start to listen. It might also not and Android might be doomed, but it's worth a try.