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	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google tried to implement [[Digital rights management\|Digital Restrictions Management]] (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==

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	The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).		The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).

	Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name="~~SAF2~~">[https://archive~~.today~~/~~2025~~.08.~~23-201715~~/https://~~www~~.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ ~~Horrible access storage framework performance~~] - androiddev ~~- Reddit~~</ref>		Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260222042955/https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=14 Apr 2017 \|title=Horrible access storage framework performance \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823190730/https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-date=23 Aug 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/androiddev}}</ref>

	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
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	So they brought it back with Android 5.0, however only through Google's Storage Access Framework, which comes with a large processing overhead, resulting in slower speeds, especially when handling a high number of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name="~~SAF2~~" />		So they brought it back with Android 5.0, however only through Google's Storage Access Framework, which comes with a large processing overhead, resulting in slower speeds, especially when handling a high number of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name=":0" />

	==References==		==References==

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	=="To streamline the experience"==		=="To streamline the experience"==
	===Fewer ports on modern laptops===		===Fewer ports on modern laptops===
	In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to fewer built-in ports on their laptops, the user is forced to carry hubs and adapters to be able to use the same functionality as before, which outweighs any portability benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=~~https~~://archive.~~today~~/~~2022.12.17-000103~~/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=~~2022-12-17~~ \|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>		In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to fewer built-in ports on their laptops, the user is forced to carry hubs and adapters to be able to use the same functionality as before, which outweighs any portability benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118151642/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025\|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>

	===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===		===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===

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	The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).		The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).

	Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers</ref><ref name="SAF2">[https://archive.today/2025.08.23-201715/https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ Horrible access storage framework performance] - androiddev - Reddit</ref>		Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name="SAF2">[https://archive.today/2025.08.23-201715/https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ Horrible access storage framework performance] - androiddev - Reddit</ref>

	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
	Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://~~ghostarchive~~.~~org/varchive/youtube/20211117~~/U8mfEud8n4c ~~archive~~]) ~~at 27:37~~</ref>		Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Archived])</ref>

	<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>		<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>
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	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==

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	Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google.		Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google.

	Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea}}</ref>		Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115170744/https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|archive-date=15 Nov 2025}}</ref>

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	The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.		The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.

	However, OnePlus marketed this practice as "encrypting" the battery. Given that people associate "encryption" with something positive (for example end-to-end encryption on a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-repair practice.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica}}</ref>		However, OnePlus marketed this practice as "encrypting" the battery. Given that people associate "encryption" with something positive (for example end-to-end encryption on a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-repair practice.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118200050/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com}}</ref>		Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==

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	Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google.		Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google.

	Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:		Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea}}</ref>

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	Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport.		Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport.
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there, it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given that airplanes belong to their respective airlines while a smartphone belongs to the person who purchased it. It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps. Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices.
	<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea}}</ref>

	Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there, it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given that airplanes belong to their respective airlines while a smartphone belongs to the person who purchased it. It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps. Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices.

	===Storage access restrictions in Android===		===Storage access restrictions in Android===

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	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
	Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:		Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/U8mfEud8n4c archive]) at 27:37</ref>

	<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>		<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>
	~~<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/U8mfEud8n4c archive]) at 27:37</ref>~~

	===OnePlus "encrypted" batteries===		===OnePlus "encrypted" batteries===
	The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.		The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.

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	Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport.		Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport.
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>
	<ref>[https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 ~~Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year~~ - ~~PhoneArena]~~</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea}}</ref>

	Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there, it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given that airplanes belong to their respective airlines while a smartphone belongs to the person who purchased it. It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps. Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices.		Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there, it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given that airplanes belong to their respective airlines while a smartphone belongs to the person who purchased it. It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps. Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices.
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	The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.		The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.

	However, OnePlus marketed this practice as "encrypting" the battery. Given that people associate "encryption" with something positive (for example end-to-end encryption on a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-repair practice.<ref>~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v~~=~~UgtFSHCGNIk~~ Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability?] - ~~Louis Rossmann~~</ref><ref>[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ ~~OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad~~ - Ars Technica]</ref>		However, OnePlus marketed this practice as "encrypting" the battery. Given that people associate "encryption" with something positive (for example end-to-end encryption on a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-repair practice.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica}}</ref>

	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>[https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ ~~Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation"~~ - ~~Jody Bruchon]~~</ref>		Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==
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	===Fewer ports on modern laptops===		===Fewer ports on modern laptops===
	In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to fewer built-in ports on their laptops, the user is forced to carry hubs and adapters to be able to use the same functionality as before, which outweighs any portability benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness.<ref>[https://archive.today/2022.12.17-000103/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ ~~Why are so many laptops having less ports?]~~ </ref>		In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to fewer built-in ports on their laptops, the user is forced to carry hubs and adapters to be able to use the same functionality as before, which outweighs any portability benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/2022.12.17-000103/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=2022-12-17 \|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>

	===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===		===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===

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	Deceptive language used by companies to impede the rights of consumers while appearing benevolent comes in many forms. Many of them can be boiled down to a few principles.		Deceptive language used by companies to impede the rights of consumers while appearing benevolent comes in many forms. Many of them can be boiled down to a few principles.

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	The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).		The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).

	Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name=SAF>[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers</ref><ref name=SAF2>[https://archive.today/2025.08.23-201715/https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ Horrible access storage framework performance] - androiddev - Reddit</ref>		Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers</ref><ref name="SAF2">[https://archive.today/2025.08.23-201715/https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ Horrible access storage framework performance] - androiddev - Reddit</ref>

	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
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	So they brought it back with Android 5.0, however only through Google's Storage Access Framework, which comes with a large processing overhead, resulting in slower speeds, especially when handling a high number of files.<ref name=SAF /><ref name=SAF2 />		So they brought it back with Android 5.0, however only through Google's Storage Access Framework, which comes with a large processing overhead, resulting in slower speeds, especially when handling a high number of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name="SAF2" />

	As a provider of cloud storage, Google has a conflict of interest to restrict MicroSD card access. It is similar to SanDisk blocking Google Drive if they owned the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), in which case the conflict of interest would be obvious to many people.

	==References==		==References==