@theprivacydad @fdroidorg The truth is I think I went a little too far. My smartphone is not compatible with installing custom rom, and I don't have a computer. I hope that Google Play Store, even though I disabled all permissions and uninstalled it, does not modify anything about Android. The tools I have instead of play store are f-droid, izzyondroid, and aurora store.

@theprivacydad @fdroidorg If I choose to format the phone in factory mode, does the phone delete everything I installed and do I have to start over with setup and install F-Droid apps? Or when I remove that permission from the Play Store and restart the phone in factory mode, does everything remain the same as I configured my smartphone and the installed applications? Has the same thing happened to you?

@theprivacydad @fdroidorg I have a question: I am an Android user and I have uninstalled almost all Google tools with shizuku and canta, but I have a question and that is that, when I uninstall the Google Play Store, I get the option to "modify system settings". activated and had removed all permissions before uninstalling it from my smartphone. but when I want to deactivate that permission, the option "format the phone in factory mode" appears. The doubt I have is;

@keepandroidopen Google has finally rolled out a “solution” for downloading APK files outside of Google, which, in my opinion, is absolute garbage.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/google-introduces-a-new-way-for-users-to-sideload-android-apps-that-still-protects-against-scams/