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But these rules only seem to apply to apps that follow the rules. Or perhaps on an OS that does so. Hence a custom ROM would be able to bypass it, or connecting the external storage to a computer via USB or some such? At which point it seems needlessly restrictive. But, I am no expert, and it would indeed increase security for a naive user, so likely that’s what they are aiming at.
A super-long time ago I got a Nexus, b/c they were awesome, and Google was still thought of as being somewhat awesome for offering those.
Nowadays I have been dreading the thought of a Pixel - I’d more likely get a Fairphone I think - but whatever I get, it’s sad to think that a custom ROM is probably going to have to be the default for so many people:-(.