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Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign… (keepandroidopen.org)
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[–] sleepy@lazysoci.al 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

We all love grapheneOS, but please stop buying Google Pixels to do it. It's such a contradicting action to first stuff googles pocket with even more money, and then be like "I am privacy conscious." Please spend your money on alternatives that will put the money to actually developing good alternatives like FairPhone.

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Second hand and refurbished is a thing

[–] sleepy@lazysoci.al 2 points 4 hours ago

How about putting your money where it will actually contribute to foss tech

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