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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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[–] the_morgan@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I use guests on Linux extensively. My IT has no idea which win OS I even run my outlook on...

I'd love a full VM Guest experience but android (or derivative) based. I've not found a way to do that.

I had another thought to just plonk a phone on my home network with a cheap cell provider. Then share that out VPN to all my subsequent devices (more phones, tablets, work computer) to access the screen. Then Alphabet could get stuffed. That phone would never know where I am physically. I don't use payment services etc.

I did a search today(kvm control of a phone) and this popped up. Something that can control the phone out of the USB port. I need to think on this further... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glinet/comet-q

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

My partner went back to an pixel 7 so I'm going to take her pixel 8 and see about putting Linux or Graphene on it.

If it works well I'll put it on my pixel 8 and if her 7 pushes for an update then that will go Linux/Graphene

[–] MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm not here to downplay people's issues or the implications as to what the future holds, but how many here will be affected by these changes? I'm leaning towards buying a Fairphone the next time my phone breaks down, but these changes won't currently affect me as far as I know.

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