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Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days ago

Google is Killing Open Source Android Apps (Here's Why)

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Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days ago
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Google's new developer verification requirements starting September 2026 will force ALL Android app developers to register with Google - even those avoiding the Play Store entirely. F-Droid, the tr...
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    Google has always been more “source available” than open source.

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    I hope this means more effort into Linux phones and custom Android ROMs getting independent from Google

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    Google - be evil.

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    Google has been killing android and phones in general since forever, no one ever cared.

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