>>6514213
FWIW I don't trust anything these tech giants say anymore. Closed source is a dead paradigm.
Also, I wonder if this was addressed by Google? They've pushed a platform update for Android 9 on April 1st.. But yeah.. Same deal, don't trust.
FWIW, the best way to not have leaky GAPPS… …Is to buy a phone that will take a custom rom with no GAPPS installed.
When you have to have a full 5000 character essay just to describe how to deny permissions to two apps from one vendor → >>6240511
…that's a big problem. And the essay is YMMV status at that.
And ALL of them do it. Microsoft and Apple included.