[GeekyBear]

A way to install Android apps without giving Google a massive amount of control over your device.

[iLoveOncall]

Your device running Android, the OS created by Google, right?

[GeekyBear]

Or you could install an Android fork that removes Google's control.

However, after installing that, you still may decide you want to install your bank's app.

[makeitdouble]

That's one part where I actually think it works the way it should: for instance chinese makers probably don't keep any single trace of Google stuff in their builds, and they sell pretty big volumes.