EzTerry

I am perfectly ok with android apps being required to be signed by not just a certificate (they always were just it could be self signed and just needed to match to upgrade without removing data) but a list of trusted entities.

As long as:

• I can install my own key on my phone (I’d I am trusted)
• major distributors like fdroid and have a key installed without friction (like web CAs)
• Google let’s me mark their key as untrusted (I probably won’t but I should be able to refuse things they trust (at install time, not disabling preloaded apps like settings)

Without this it feels too much extending the monopoly despite being forced to allow 3rd party stores.

At least so far Samsung is letting me disable Gemini, as I try to do to any bloatware I don’t want running in the background.

As I expected from the initial hype.

Let’s just realize that these are not what make a good unique game:

• Minecraft but better
• Minecraft but not Java

Many games of course have minecraft like elements, that work, they just do try to be their own things:

• FortressCraft Evolved: Voxel factory game with tower defence elements
• Colony Survival: Voxel building game where you protect and grow a colony

Moving away from games with Voxel building for those that “want better graphics” you have games like

• Valheim - build/adventure.
• ARK: Survival Evolved - build/adventure/poop jokes (sorry never got into the game the let’s play poop jokes got old for me)

Also might add there are minecraft aspects to the 2d games, but most have unique gameplay as well

Factorio Stardew Valley Terraria - I really should like this… But every time I try it I don’t

None of these are “Minecraft killers” because while they may allow for some sandbox play they are unique games. Same for some others I see in this thread.

Sure you have Luanti as well if you want to make a highly modded minecraft like, or just other voxel game to play test, and maybe prove why its better. But it never tried to replace minecraft.