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anubi [soylentnews.org] writes:

I just ran across this while bringing up another Android phone:

It is linked from the F-Droid website:

https://f-droid.org [f-droid.org]

The story : ( This may be a dupe ! )

https://keepandroidopen.org/ [keepandroidopen.org]

Your phone is about to stop being yours.

128 days until lockdown
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-out.

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( I have an interest in developing an Android apk for using cellphones as an HMI for Arduinos. )

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