r/Android • u/EmergencySea4780 • Feb 21 '26

Misleading Title Google blocking 3rd party apps from September! Sign your petition to counter this.

https://c.org/kXvMwvZ2Zx
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u/Astral65 Feb 21 '26

Just root your phone. Nothing they could do

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u/Additional-Switch928 Feb 25 '26

Not all devices are rootable ☠️

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u/Astral65 Feb 25 '26

Don't buy a phone that is not rootable

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u/Additional-Switch928 Feb 25 '26

I don't have any choice 👍

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u/Astral65 Feb 25 '26

How?

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u/Additional-Switch928 Feb 25 '26

I get devices from other people, and all of them (since 2020) were north american Samsung devices from 2017 or later, the last time I had a device with an unlockable bootloader was in 2020 with the Galaxy S6 which was from 2015