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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)

submitted 5 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

We should've shattered Apple in 2008.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

while we're talkin phones what's the absolute best you can get for like 300 bux right now because I think i might actually need to replace mine, 11 year old phones have problems

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How will prospective devs test apps they've been working on?

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[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

If I disable updates, will that prevent Android from uninstalling my 3rd party apk?

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like android users need to go full Albania up in here

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