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<kwikxilver> > In August 2025, 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
>
> ### original links:
> - Link to the original documentation:
> https://keepandroidopen.org/
>
> - Sign this change.org petition (Stop Google from limiting APK file usage): https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage
Is there a version of Android we can switch to that will allow installation of APKs after September?
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<babuguus> sailfish seems pretty neat
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<babuguus> and with "dumb phones" becoming more popular again, i feel like there's a real path for linux phones
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<babuguus> in case you wanted any optimism about the google shit
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<babuguus> fuck google
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<em> It's been downhill since the removal of the little stimming nub on the back of the pixel 3 tbh /hj
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<babuguus> on desktop the problem is software and on mobile the problem is hardware
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<babuguus> always problems /shrug
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<em> I've noticed myself using my phone less and less, the rise of dumb phones again makes me consider them but I'm not sure I've found a good fit yet. Probably better just using / rooting my existing phone until it dies rather than getting a new piece of tech anyway
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<em> One less bit of ewaste
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<babuguus> i wouldn't mind a jolla phone, or even a pinephone
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<babuguus> if i'm gonna go down the dumb phone route, might as well go linux, i can be a part of the development process as a guinea pig
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<babuguus> plus i like some of the conveniences of smartphones
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<babuguus> even if they've otherwise turned to shit
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<Echo Archon> New post in Matrix.org: This Week in Matrix 2026-03-06 (https://matrix.org/blog/2026/03/06/this-week-in-matrix-2026-03-06/)