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Your phone is about to stop being yours.
https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
125 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.
@lproven (actually, people stopped owning phones when phone manufacturers figured out that they can put cryptographic keys into mask ROM on the SoC)
@lproven I'm guessing Android is about to lose a few subscribers.
@aburka @lproven There are some options, but they're hampered by lack of reach and cross-platform limitations: https://www.techradar.com/best/secure-smartphones
@AAKL @aburka @lproven Is GrapheneOS still going to function? https://grapheneos.org/
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