jbzFeb 20

Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

- Paying a fee to Google
- Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
- Providing government identification
- Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
- Listing all current and future application identifiers

https://keepandroidopen.org/

#android #opensource #keepandroidopen

Keep Android Open

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Show threadMichel PatriceFeb 22

@jbz

Getting a monopoly to be less shitty is nice, but wouldn't building an alternative be much better?

There is already the french /e/ OS that exists. I wish european countries would start building on it and improving it. Thereby breaking the shitty monopoly.

Europe seems to have suddenly awaken and started actively looking for alternatives to american big tech.

And a Google free phone would be a thing.

@gael #monopoly #GAFAM #Google #Android

Show threadAnttiFeb 23
@MichelPatrice @jbz @gael There is already true European alternative, #SailfishOS. Unfortunately /e/OS isn't true alternative as it is just android fork. It can mitigate the Google data mining and offer short term user privacy but won't bring European tech independence. Supporting #Jolla can lead to much brighter future IMO as phones with Sailfish are already google free phones.
Show threadGaël Duval - /e/OS & Murena
@Antti98 @MichelPatrice @jbz "it is just android fork" 🙄
100% open source, and yes based on Linux kernel etc. This is really a small consideration of what /e/OS and all the features we are adding.
Feb 23 at 1:20pmMastodon for Android
Show threadAnttiFeb 23
@gael @MichelPatrice @jbz I don't meant to downplay your work! It is great way in short term to mitigate the Google data mining as I said. Great work in that front! And maybe easier for people to transfer. But isn't truth that it is fork of android and relies completely on AOSP? Which is fully controlled by Google and works as long as Google allows? Surely technically based on Linux kernel, but not really a linux distro, right?
Show threadricharddebruinFeb 23
@gael @Antti98 @MichelPatrice @jbz but still based on ASOP/Lineage --> Android --> Google. If Google decides to close it more and more? Sure you are adding features, but see what Google is doing with Android (developer verification) and where does this ends?