Mastodawn

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/

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Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

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gay_garstly Feb 22

@jbz All talking about switching to a Linux-phone but Linux is much unsafer than Android. Android has sandboxes, app based permissions and nearly no root access for a reason.

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Andrew Branson

@gay_garstly @jbz I wouldn't be very happy if the engine compartment of my car was locked so I couldn't get in, so I don't want my mobile forbidding me from having root access. It's mine.