GrapheneOS and LineageOS don't ship with any Google services at all, so Google's policies shouldn't affect them.
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2026
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They won't affect Android builds that aren't Google-certified directly.
They'll affect F-Droid in that most people won't be able to install most apps from F-Droid without an obnoxious process and a waiting period. That will affect what people spend their time building and will likely result in fewer open source apps being created and maintained.