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[–] magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Amazon doesn't sell devices with Google Play or other google apps loaded on them, they specifically don't have a deal with google, and instead create a flavor of android based on the AOSP, which is increasingly minimalistic on purpose.

Samsung does have a store, but its not like Google didn't try to stop it.

Basically your options are to do everything that google says, or reinvent the wheel trying to push AOSP.