Your phone is about to stop being yours.
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven I'm guessing Android is about to lose a few subscribers.
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@lproven I'm guessing Android is about to lose a few subscribers.
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@aburka @lproven There are some options, but they're hampered by lack of reach and cross-platform limitations: https://www.techradar.com/best/secure-smartphones
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven Better switch to #MobileLinux.
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
Will Graphene still be an option?
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@aburka @lproven There are some options, but they're hampered by lack of reach and cross-platform limitations: https://www.techradar.com/best/secure-smartphones
@AAKL @aburka @lproven Is GrapheneOS still going to function? https://grapheneos.org/
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven good luck finding a carrier that supports something other than Apple or Android
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@AAKL @aburka @lproven Is GrapheneOS still going to function? https://grapheneos.org/
@joshg @aburka @lproven According to this, it's a "stripped down Android version" https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1n22hdx/can_someone_explain_grapheneos_to_me_like_im_five/
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven mobile-service-optimised-webservers anyone?
I prefer running most things with apps on an alternative web-browser interface if they present one. Car is an exception.
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven It would be nice if (non-Android) Linux phones were an option.
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven holy crap! fuck google
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@AAKL @aburka @lproven Is GrapheneOS still going to function? https://grapheneos.org/
You will need a Google pixel phone, for Graphene OS.
High end Android phones are out of my reach. I spend money on cycling parts
Any phone above 200 USD is out of reach of most people where the salaries are 50 USD or less.
Pixel phones are 700 USD or more
The Motorola phones which will work with Graphene OS have not even been put into production yet
The Android division of Google needs to be split up into parts like the Bell phone company for this treason
#GrapheneOS #google #Android #treason #programming #Age #Verification
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You will need a Google pixel phone, for Graphene OS.
High end Android phones are out of my reach. I spend money on cycling parts
Any phone above 200 USD is out of reach of most people where the salaries are 50 USD or less.
Pixel phones are 700 USD or more
The Motorola phones which will work with Graphene OS have not even been put into production yet
The Android division of Google needs to be split up into parts like the Bell phone company for this treason
#GrapheneOS #google #Android #treason #programming #Age #Verification
@Radio_Azureus @joshg @aburka @lproven @GrapheneOS Unfortunately, the antitrust trial let Google go scot-free. It's now back to its old antics.
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@Radio_Azureus @joshg @aburka @lproven @GrapheneOS Unfortunately, the antitrust trial let Google go scot-free. It's now back to its old antics.
All of us seem to have forgotten, and I'm pointing the finger at myself, that the cloud is just somebody else's computer
It turns out that even when you buy Hardware with features companies have the balls, to take them away with impunity.
@AAKL @Radio_Azureus @joshg @aburka @lproven @GrapheneOS
#GrapheneOS #google #Android #treason #programming #Age #Verification #enshittification
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven you can still download APKs just not from the Google Play store as I understand it.
So things like FDroid should still work or your favorite alternative SDK platform
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven That depends. I've started doing Apple development, and at first it's like "why do you want $99"? But you get a lot for the $99 as a developer. They take care of all the regulatory crap and the taxes. By the time you pay an account to do all that, it pays for itself. They have business support. I've found its actually well worth it.
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All of us seem to have forgotten, and I'm pointing the finger at myself, that the cloud is just somebody else's computer
It turns out that even when you buy Hardware with features companies have the balls, to take them away with impunity.
@AAKL @Radio_Azureus @joshg @aburka @lproven @GrapheneOS
#GrapheneOS #google #Android #treason #programming #Age #Verification #enshittification
@Radio_Azureus @joshg @aburka @lproven @GrapheneOS That's true. Watch how corporations have been shamelessly co-opting open source and, more recently, showering it with money, which usually comes with strings attached.
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven does it mean if I build an app on .net and push the build on my phone, it will not work? Nah. That can't be true. Ohh wait a minute. I use a ~7 year old nokia phone. Only God can send an update on it now.
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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.
@lproven I think more people should write to their MP about this. Most MPs won't understand the implications, but if they get enough emails and letters on the subject they will hopefully either look into it, or maybe forward them to someone centrally in the party.
From one point of view, it's a restraint on competition - Google control both the platform (Android) and the main app store, from which they earn commission from purchases.
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@lproven I think more people should write to their MP about this. Most MPs won't understand the implications, but if they get enough emails and letters on the subject they will hopefully either look into it, or maybe forward them to someone centrally in the party.
From one point of view, it's a restraint on competition - Google control both the platform (Android) and the main app store, from which they earn commission from purchases.
@lproven it could also result in someone not being able to use their apps if the US Government applies sanctions to them, then the US Play Store will be unavailable to them.
