Bro666Feb 26

KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign

https://lemmy.kde.social/post/5739076

KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign - KDE Social

#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @[email protected] [/u/[email protected]] and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android. Many KDE apps are deployed for Android: KDE Connect, Itinerary, Tokodon, and there’s even a test version of Krita for Android. KDE calls on Google to reverse course and @[email protected] [/u/[email protected]]. https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/ [https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/] — Spread this post and, if you are the maintainer of a software project with versions for Android, please join us and sign the open letter at: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/ [https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/]

Show threadDizzyMothFeb 26
We seriously need more alternatives to Android
Show threadgenauFeb 26
Support Sailfish OS.
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Sailfish is great if you live in Europe and are able to buy a Sony phone. I used it for a few years in the UK and I’d love to continue to use it in Australia, but Telstra has decided to disable phones bought overseas; Sony doesn’t directly sell phones here, so I’m out of luck😢
Feb 26 at 10:41amWeb
Show threadArjan BoltjesFeb 27

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Your provider dictates which phones from where work on their network!? How does that work?
What does an android phone, sold in Australia directly, have that is different from one sold in, say, Europe? Is it purely hardware related?