Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Your Google Android device is about to stop being yours

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Your Google Android device is about to stop being yours

keepandroidopen.org

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Keep Android Open

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Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/46445602

Is this still going to happen? What can we do?

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I refuse to comply with that, so I’ve been running free/libre ROM forks for years.

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