There are many good reasons of using Android without Google Play Services (the Google's proprietary part of Android operating system), mostly to protect its privacy. Google Play Services contain background processes used by Google not only to provide services (e.g., push notifications, acc
You've probably heard that Android is free and open source. But that's not entirely true, and the team behind Replicant wants to change that. Replicant is an independent version of Android that includes no proprietary software whatsoever. But the Replicant team doesn't like the term open source. They prefer the term "free software," because to them, Replicant is all about freedom.