[karlicoss]

I mean, don't you risk all your data when you install an app on your computer? Certainly, but it's not the reason to lock down the computer experience for everyone.

I appreciate the 'apps as containers' by default. But it sometimes makes using my phone unbearable. E.g. why can't I see my own apps' settings or data (in /data/data) without rooting my phone? Or why is my only default backup option is a blackbox backup in google drive? (yes there is seedvault in Lineage, but this already restricts you to certain phones). Why can't I use symlinks (or at least bind mounts) so I can syncthing a single directory instead of a bunch of scattered dirs like Camera/DCIM; Downloads; Pictures; Android/data/app.name/, etc?

That said I agree that Linux on desktop could use better and friendlier app containers as well. But I feel like the security/malleability balance is much better on Linux, at least for a technical user.