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

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[–] barneyrubble@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So what is the next fork here? I've been handcuffed to android/Google (phones/ tablets) for decades. I have a couple of iPads but they don't have cellular and don't fit in your pocket.

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[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Graphene OS

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago*

Finding out whether the pushed update effects jailbroken android set ups like Lineage would be a next step. But it will be a lot of work to see if you can jailbreak all your devices.

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