After September 2026, Google will decide what apps you can install on Android phones. I filed a complaint with the Canadian Competition Bureau. If you care about owning your own phone, so should you. keepandroidopen.org

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Soon, Google will lock down Android. Some time ago, I asked what to do. Last week, a banner appeared on the website.
Web version version, codename gossamer (because that's how spiders travel. Get it? web, travel…) is being publicly worked on.
You can check it out, test it, and send feedback about it at https://gossamer.bimba.app

And if openness of Android is important, #KeepAndroidOpen

Keep Android Open!

https://keepandroidopen.org

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cc @kirt @kirt @kirt

Google macht Android ab September 2026 unfreier!

Schaut dieses Video oder lest den offenen Brief:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

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Gibt es von Karsten Wildberger eigentlich eine Stellungnahme zu https://keepandroidopen.org ?

Ist Googles Würgegriff gegenüber Android überhaupt ein Thema im @BMDS ?

#aosp #Android #fdroid #google #keepandroidopen #Wildberger #OpenSource

Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles | heise online

> Yes, please. And can we also compel them through EU legal frameworks to keep android open?

#android #NFC #payment #keepandroidopen #customrom #Europe #google

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Paying-without-Google-New-consortium-wants-to-remove-custom-ROM-hurdles-11204037.html