Sidephone Press Manager - Open Source Status - App Footprint & Support

Free Open Source Hi! Right now I am working on an article about open source and communication for a spanish magazine called Jot Down. I want to know (if it is possible with a press manager inside the Sidephone enterprise) this questions: Open-Source Status of Proprietary Software "Sidephone is advertised as being based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project). What percentage of the software developed specifically for this device—such as the minimalist launcher or the custom user interface—is currently open source?" "Are there concrete plans to publish the source code of the custom UI layer on a public repository like GitHub or GitLab? If so, under what license (GPL, MIT, Apache) and what is the estimated timeline?" "The firmware controlling the hot-swappable physical keyboards is a crucial feature. Is this firmware completely proprietary, or will it be open-sourced to allow community-developed keyboard modules?" Pre-installed Closed-Source Apps and Digital Footprints "The device includes third-party applications like the HERE maps engine, which is closed source. Are these apps pre-installed as 'system apps' (impossible to uninstall without root access) or as standard user apps?" "When a user uninstalls any pre-integrated closed-source application, how does the system guarantee that no residual folders, background daemons, or telemetry services remain active on the device?" "Does the Sidephone software ecosystem include any proprietary app store or in-house cloud services that collect diagnostic or usage data?" Sustainability and Long-Term Support "Is there an official channel or framework for community developers to submit code contributions (Pull Requests) to be integrated into official system updates?" "In the event that official corporate support for the device ends in the future, will the necessary drivers and source code be released—within legal boundaries—to allow alternative ROM communities (like LineageOS or postmarketOS) to maintain the hardware?"