F-DroidSep 29, 2025

Broken links aside (fix incoming), #FDroid raises the case against the #Google developer forced registration once again.

We'll skip the small talk, go read, and better yet, spread this wide and far: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html so people are made aware, actions can be taken and #Android is kept truly open!

F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

For the past 15 years, F-Droid has provided a safe and secure haven for Android users around the world to find and install free and open source apps. When co...

Show threadPlsik (born in 320 ppm)
@fdroidorg The likely scenario is that those of us who use F-droid will eventually be able to circumvent this restriction. Even if I had to stop using the banking app on my phone, I could still use the browser on my phone or computer for banking transactions.
The rest of the population that uses Android won't even notice anything and will continue to download from Google Play whatever the ads show them.
Sep 29, 2025 at 5:49pmWeb
Show threadF-DroidSep 30, 2025
@plsik But you will notice when your Google entrapped friends and family can't install the same nice apps from F-Droid: to take notes, to browse without scammy ads, to play or to communicate with you.