“Avoiding the brick tries to frame the Android modding movement in a broader context of hacker activism, with the aim of giving a theoretical framework around this practice, that is mainly technical. Since 2009, groups of independent developers have been developing modified software for Android smartphones and distributing it for free in specialized forums. The purpose of this practice is to offer software support and counterbalance market trends such as planned obsolescence or the system privatization, used as a way to fuel trade and consumption. The project consists of a research, video lectures that analyze the movement, and a workshop focused on modding practice.”
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