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1. rozab+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-03-26 19:29:10
Kindle Fire? Your smart TV? Your car infotainment? Android is everywhere even without Google
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2. rchaud+H1[view] [source] 2025-03-26 19:36:40
>>rozab+(OP)
Android TV is not AOSP, it is an Android variant actively developed by Google and requires Google Play Services.

Kindle Fire is based on AOSP, that was my mistake. I will say Amazon is a rare OEM in this regard; they're tablet-only, and happy with AOSP because they have their own app store that don't need Play Services integration.

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3. Egregi+X6[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-03-26 19:59:18
>>rchaud+H1
They are shutting their app store down, at least for non-first-party devices: https://www.androidpolice.com/amazon-android-app-store-shut-...
4. bsimps+M8[view] [source] 2025-03-26 20:05:38
>>rozab+(OP)
The Horizon OS for Oculus headsets too.
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5. cybera+Oa[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-03-26 20:15:01
>>rchaud+H1
Your point is actually a good one because Amazon has abandoned its app store infrastructure. And it likely will just integrate Play Services in future.
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6. mfuzze+Ra[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-03-26 20:15:09
>>rchaud+H1
In the tablet / phone world where end users expect to install applications from the playstore yes but there are many other device types that do use AOSP.

For instance some parking meters / train ticketing machines / payment terminals run Android. source: I work for company that makes some of them though we are moving away from Android to more classical embedded Linux.

Google play services doesn't matter in these contexts.

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7. bfrog+Do[view] [source] 2025-03-26 21:32:19
>>rozab+(OP)
All of the chinese and indian phones?
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8. rchaud+Oz[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-03-26 22:38:38
>>mfuzze+Ra
Interesting? So Android replaced Windows CE in some cases?
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