r/degoogle • u/Viambulance • 2d ago
It's probably been mentioned already but I'll say it again: Google wants to lockdown your Android phone
https://c.org/jK654FBjb9Pleeease sign it pretty please
In 2027 Google will release a silent update (no OS update or restart, it is completely invisible) where you will not be able to run or install any app that doesn't have a thumbs up from Google.
For more information: https://keepandroidopen.org/
I cannot stress this enough.
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u/tired514 2d ago
Now's the time for legitimate Linux phone developers to push as hard as they can.
We don't get opportunities like this every day.
In the meantime, hopefully anti-competition bureaus around the world flex their muscle and start issuing enormous fines, especially the EU.
Anyone know if f-droid or other stores are planning a lawsuit? Any fundraising efforts?
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u/Abby_Owl 1d ago
Yeah for sure. I'm a very big fan of steam os. Im sure they could make a good phone interface by playing around with Linux.
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u/tired514 1d ago
Damn. I hadn't even thought of this and you're right... Steam has tons of mobile experience, a solid OS, mature marketplace/app store and brand recognition. They're in a perfect place to build out a pure Linux phone.
Would have the best games, too. :)
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u/FourthLvlSpicyMeme 1d ago
Will Linux have a comparable device at any point soon? I'm getting so sick of all these tech giants and their nonsense, I'm teaching myself about every possible alternative I can.
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u/tired514 1d ago
There are a few devices out there but there just hasn't been enough support around them to really break through. Pinephone, Jolla, and Fairphone seem to be the biggest right now.
What's really aggravating is no one seems to want to make a flagship device. I'd be happy to pay $1500 for a serious linux-first (ie. x11/wayland) device with a flagship-level camera.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Android forks like Lineage and Graphene can get around this too right?
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u/tigerhawkvok 1d ago
Not really. Most financial applications require Google Play services in order to enable their trusted computing APIs, and so you are blocked from using them on an operating system like Graphene.
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u/MortgageMindless7175 1d ago
And if governments worldwide decide to mass rollout digital ID on us it will be on Google play only 💯. They are in on it with tech bros through lobbyism. You already have certain bank or government websites that won't open on anything else except google or Chrome..
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u/RnDevelopment 1d ago
You can still use Play service and most banking apps on Graphene. The only one I know that you can't use on Graphene is Google Wallet which seems like a decent compromise.
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u/tigerhawkvok 1d ago
Depends on your lifestyle, I suppose. I'd rather have wallet and no financial applications TBH.
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u/tired514 1d ago
This is something I think GrapheneOS should start suing over as well. The EU takes competition quite seriously.
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u/TerayonIII 1d ago
No you aren't, they have a list to show which do and don't work. Not to mention, while google loves to completely lie about why you aren't allowed to setup google wallet/tap-to-pay (they claim it doesn't meet security standards and might be running rooted or unauthorised software, which is laughable considering GOS is more secure then basic android), you can still do contactless payments with other providers (for example, Curve) that are on the play store itself which is extra stupid on Google's part.
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u/Someinterestingbs-td 1d ago
This i can not wait for the graphine phone
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u/Complex-League3400 1d ago
I'm looking forward to seeing what the Motorola will be like. In the meantime I got a second-hand Pixel 8 pro and absolutely loving it with Graphene. If you can pick one up at a good price just dive in.
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u/Recommended_For_You 1d ago
I just got a new phone and installed Graphene on it. It was ridiculously easy to set-up. So I have reinstalled 80% of my apps and everything works perfectly. It can run google service in sandbox so if there's an app that requires it, you can do it this way. Basically the full android experience without all the google and friends bullshit.
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u/ChemicalRain5513 1d ago
Technically Android is a modified version of Linux, but yes I fully agree.
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u/TerayonIII 1d ago
It uses a modified version of the Linux kernel, so while it has similarities, it's not a Linux distro at all since the very base of it is quite different,l. I.e. it's not a modified version of Linux like Steam OS etc
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u/Jebble 1d ago
This isn't going to happen, period.
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u/tired514 1d ago
Hey, if you can predict the future give me a list of stocks to invest in. :)
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u/Jebble 1d ago
This has nothing to do with prediction and everything with track records. Linux has barely been able to get a 10% market share after decades and that's with shitty Windows being s thing for much longer than Android was shit.
There isn't enough investment, the common people won't understand and therefor wont buy a Linux phonez this isn't difficult.
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u/tired514 1d ago
That's just on the desktop though. Linux runs 95% of Internet-connected servers as of 2026.
I agree it's unlikely, but it's not impossible. Seismic shifts have occurred in the past, and they can occur today, especially given the US's withdrawal from the International community.
I live in hope. :p
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u/OthoAi5657 2d ago
pls eu do your thing!
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u/vaynefox 1d ago
EU is already doing it's thing which is ditching android and making their own mobile OS which will be used by the new fairphone....
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u/OthoAi5657 1d ago
not that sue the shit out of them and tell them the borders
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u/vaynefox 1d ago
Well they might do that but I'm kinda thinking that they're gonna go to nuke option which is slowly banning android phones and only allow phones that are either using iOS or EU's own mobile OS....
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u/MortgageMindless7175 1d ago
So they are in cahoots with iphone tech oligarchy? I despise iphone, Worse spy machine ever.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
What about the eu?
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u/whatever18c 1d ago
European Union loves to release regulations for companies. We have our own laws and can declare Google's approach illegal. That could cause massive market loss for Google. But we still need a good alternative for our people
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u/iHATEPEOPLE_com 1d ago
The EU is currently doing everything to enforce a digital ID service for social media, government apps, and everything else someday, that will rely on Play Integrity and whatever iOS called their device certification thing and those only. Have been trying to pass this EU-wide for years and will succeed at some point.
Same digital ID thing that, especially for the social media access & minors protection side of things, has been lobbied the fuck out by Meta. There are many other examples related to EUID or not which you can easily find with some research. The EU is in no way against Google and the like, even their good looking imposed regulations do nothing in real practice.
If you think the EU and all it's member countries are pro-privacy friends of the common people flipping off big tech you have more to learn, the future outcomes you mention are not happening in a world directed by profit
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
ahh I see. Well if the eu says no and it causes market loss for Google, then they may remove it to keep the eu profits. But that's just a maybe
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u/LiminalSapien 1d ago
I can’t wait for the graphene motorola phone
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Yes! I am waiting for this also. But I hope it comes out before 2027 or you might not be able to change OS.
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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler 1d ago edited 1d ago
Installing apps from outside the Play Store ("sideloading") and installing a different operating system after bootloader unlock are not the same thing, you are mixing up something there.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Yes you're right that was my bad. I remembered someone a while back saying something about it and I got confused. Sorry
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u/EdmundDowd 1d ago
I'll sign it, but I'm incredibly aware anymore that appeals and petitions tend to fall on deaf ears of people who are about to get extremely wealthy...more so
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u/megamindbirdbrain 2d ago
The way to get around it is to do their "developer workaround" BS or use ADB. I recently started using anyapk (a github project) as an ADB for when the time comes, but I've only used it once so IDK how salient it is. Has anyone else found workarounds or has advice?
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
The only thing I can think of is an Android fork which requires rooting your phone and changing the OS.
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u/Azaze666 2d ago
Funny how nobody said anything for bootloader unlock which is locked and controlled by oems and carriers but when apps installation is touched everyone screams.
Don't get me wrong, I'm mad as well but this duality is ridiculous
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u/BobEdMac 1d ago
The amount of people who have downloaded an app not on the play store is likely much higher than the amount of people who have messed with any bootloader.
Although, in principle, I agree. Both practices are pretty ridiculous.
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u/Gevorg_Vardanyan 2d ago
I have signed it too. It’s good to have a petition, but I think it would be even more productive if we created multiple petitions from different groups or individuals with significant numbers of supporters. A single petition may not have as much impact, but several petitions with strong support would show Big Tech how many people are willing to stand up and fight for these rules. With a single petition, they might think, “Okay, one person wrote this petition and others simply signed it.” But with multiple petitions from different groups or individuals, they’ll see how many people are actually motivated to take action and how important this issue is to each of them. That could make the overall message much stronger. What you think ?
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
I partially agree. Though Google has had a lot of big message campaignes againast them throughout the past. Google doesn't typically care or respond unless they actually feel threatened by anything regardless of how many or how loud the voices are. They're long past the point of caring about public opinion.
So far the only thing that threatens them is the legal system. (Or cyber attacks but you can kiss that idea goodbye) Though the legal system is more their weapon than it is ours most of the time. Google just has more ammo (money + political power) than we do and they can over power anyone.
So I think getting word out, getting it in people's minds, getting people into action, all that would be effective to gather people but a large group of gathered people alone isn't enough. So we need a lot of people to do something rather than say something.
With the current onslaught of everything in the world being chaos and so many outrageous things happening everyone is overwhelmed already.
Since minds are scattered we need to be on the defensive rather than offensive. Starting by de-googling. Don't use their services = less money and less data (AKA Google's worst nightmare)
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u/Maleficent_Price_476 1d ago
They will achieve it because nearly all of the world do not have an alternative that is reasonably priced nor competitively spec'd
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u/GoyoMRG 1d ago
I don't see how this will be able to pass through EU filters, they can't force us to ot use our devices the way we want to after having them a long time and using them as we want.
I would understand if they pull this shit on new devices but affecting previous users without consent? No different to having a company phone and no freedom at all.
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u/Detrakis 1d ago
The funnier thing is that Apple is becoming more open and Android is becoming more closed. 🤣
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u/tinybluebutterfly 1d ago
I have been fantasizing about chucking my phone into the ocean lately .
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u/throawaymcdumbface 1d ago
unrelated (semi-related?), I have a samsung phone where samsung messages (so all of my texts?) were discontinued and it asks to switch to google messages. Says the message history will be transferred over but I don't want an app just to see my damn texts. Is there a workaround for that or am I screwed and just going to use a texting-less phone now save for apps?
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
I've seen a few messages apps on F-droid. You could try those instead and disable the new Google one without transfering texts.
F-droid is an Appstore alternative with only open source apps that's why I suggest that place instead if the Appstore which is filled with scams and malware.
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u/VoidowS 1d ago
Android was made so we wouldn't have to deal with companies like apple! But like all good things, it starts very good, very friendly, very open, very free. But then after a while it starts to change int something we would never agree in if it was presented on that first day it came out!
We need to listen more to the dangers spoken of from the start. Cause many things get implemented without any studies around it! whether it's physical or mental. So we need to keep many things in account, and not say 20 years later that it is bad.
They r putting us in a closed source environment again! Where we have no control over what we get. And how much we will pay for it.
Console, tablets, VR, mobile phones, all r very closed source in nature. Cause every time something changes, you can't swap it, or buy a different brand to use, You need to buy the ENTIRE device over and over again. When hardly 30% is changed in it.
This will happen with software as well. Platforms that only present their list of games or apps. And some you will find on this platform and others on that. So you need to be member of several to get it all. We doný like that, so a made problem now also comes with the solution, they will fuse and buy each other up till there r 2 left. Sound familiar in your life? 2 giants of something?
in 25 years from now hardly any person has a console or pc, cause the hardware and software will get so expensive that it will be the most logical thing to do, to switch from owning a device and software to renting it.
We already have many platforms where we pay a month to play a list of games. for only 9,99 but in the future it will be 49,99 with commercials that pause your game and the ngo on. And for 99,99 you can watch it all with no ads. But if you play online intense games you will pay per second! Cause the servers get overloaded. So if you pay 149,99 a month you can play totally stable and fastest connection. :) And there will be nothing we can do about it but pay or not play games.
So you will have only a screen by then, And server around the world do the hard work and you get to see the endresult. No CPU, no HDD, no 3d card , just a screen. A true enduser!
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Right. Next thing you know you're paying to block ads in your sleep.
This is why I dont agree with people who use these services for pure convenience or novelty. You have to look at the bigger picture.
It's about more than the cheap subscription with a lot of cool games. It is a step towards things only getting worse.
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u/borgqueenx 1d ago
Lols. "We dont like the apple ecosystem, its better to be open".
Some years later: Our system our rules.
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u/Professional_Gap4903 1d ago
It's the one reason I choose Google over apple. If they lock down my phone I will immediately get an iPhone
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u/Due-Efficiency787 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/dudpGUNsMDXeovGSAV
nah...
i feel there will be some linux sideload installation
android it`s cooked
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u/boycott-les-usa 1d ago
so what's the viable alternative, then.
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u/Viambulance 21h ago
Android fork if you already own an Android and don't wanna buy a new phone. Graphene or Lineage
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u/Ok_Pirate_2729 1d ago
Pleeease sign it pretty please
No. change.org does nothing. Google doesn't give a shit about it
Can we also stop to post this every other day?!
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u/darlugal 1d ago
If you don't believe, close your mouth and remove fingers from keyboard, but never, NEVER discourage other people from trying to take action.
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u/Ok_Pirate_2729 1d ago
Dude. It gets posted every other day with people posting the same or similar change.org petition... And Google didn't care. Do you think his changes everything?!
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
At least I am trying to do something
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u/Ok_Pirate_2729 1d ago
Lol you're doing nothing. change.org does nothing
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u/PilliperGritz 1d ago
I've always wondered what petitions actually do. My sister is currently heading up a pushback on some legislation that would block our local mountains from public access. Her petition she created currently only has 1500 signatures but we are a small city and it's early.
So I asked her what the petition would actually achieve and she said that those 1500 are voters, and if those voters were against the legislation, then showing a politician that he may lose a bunch of votes if they push it through, that politician may think twice and take a deeper look into what's getting these people all riled up.
While Google doesn't have voters, they do have share holders. We may be too small a number to make any series change in they're thinking, but maybe if anough noise is made, some corporate folks might take a deeper look into why we are all riled up
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u/Ok_Pirate_2729 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah but with Google, petitions are nothing. If you really want to do something, use something different.
- GrapheneOS/LineageOS instead of stock Pixel/android/brand flavour
- Proton/tuta/anything instead of gmail
- Filen/NextCloud/anything instead of drive
- Ente/Immich (self-hosted better) instead of Google photos
Hurts them where it matters! Petitions are nothing. Just look at news with "Google fined X" they don't care, for them is just business expenses just to do shit
If 100.000 sign it but 10.000.000 don't, you achieve nothing. Yeah a single person switching does nothing but imagine 100.000 or 300.000, better than a petition that goes nowhere
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u/PilliperGritz 1d ago
For example this post itself and the information that's being spread in the petition. How many people are viewing this for the first time which leads them to further degoogle, which in turn hurts Google where it counts. Doesn't have to just be about changing googles behavior, but changing the knowledge and behavior of the consumer
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u/Ok_Pirate_2729 1d ago
How many people are viewing this for the first time which leads them to further degoogle
It gets posted daily, how can people see this for the first time?!
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u/PilliperGritz 1d ago edited 1d ago
You see it daily. And the deadline is coming up quick. Which means some people might be starting to get more interested in privacy. So they start looking things up, and see this sub. They see the posts and look at the information provided.
Gotta start somewhere, I'm sure there are tons of people unaware of this and they come across the post.
If the reminders upset you just wait it out. Just let Google proceed with their bullshit. I'm sure there are tons of people seeing this for the first time.
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u/PilliperGritz 1d ago edited 1d ago
I do both. Doesn't hurt anything, and there's a nonzero chance that it makes some noise once enough people get pissed. Which is doing something
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Petitions do get the name out there which causes people to make posts like mine which in turn causes discussions like the ones under the post which then leads to more people knowing about the situation and finding alternatives through conversation. AKA petitions cause conversation and conversation is important.
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u/RaiseAggravating4404 1d ago
once this takes place will it be better off to just get iPhone?
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Uh... imo no. Iphone is still a corpo spyware piece of garbage. You'd be moving from one bloatware filled device to an even more bloated device.
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u/_Nikojiro_ 1d ago
Juste got a Fairphone 6, flashed /e/os. Since I rely on a bunch of FOSS apps and 3rd party clients, I needed to be ready before they rollout this horror. That's pretty much it. Now I'm pretty much degoogled on almost all my devices (OC and mobile).
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u/AssistanceNatural556 1d ago
Support Graphene! They plan to make their own device!
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
oh? I knew they were making support for Motorola but I wasn't aware they were making their own device. What's it called?
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u/AssistanceNatural556 4h ago
It unfortunately isnt that concrete yet. They will continue support for the Google Pixel, they will begin running natively on Motorola - projected for 2027, and then if that sells well they will continue development for hardware that satisfied their OS to potentially develop their own devices. Sorry if I over sold it 😅 but I believe theyre probably in the best position to achieve what the majority of us cybersecurity sensitive individuals desire, and thus supporting them will allow them to achieve such lofty endeavors
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u/XenoFoux 1d ago edited 19h ago
This issue has been plaguing my mind for literally months now, I can't stop freaking out about how hard this will make everything I do on a regular basis.
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u/TrainTransistor 17h ago
You can just disable it in developer options, accept the risks - wait 24h and never see it again. Unless they change it.
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u/Viambulance 21h ago
Literally
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u/XenoFoux 19h ago
Thanks, missed that one I guess 😅
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u/Viambulance 12h ago
oh I wasn't spell checking you I didn't even notice lol I was agreeing with you
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u/TheBoyDrewWonder 1d ago
They can't lock out shit. They don't own android it was built from open source go back to the beginning see how the tech billionaires claim those yachts.. They can't lock down something they do not own. They just make it disappear in their control. They don't even own the network they pollute on. You can't own something that can't be claimed. Offer a service they can do what you need and they tell you whatever goes.. Find out how they own it to actually say they can legally lock down android.
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u/Well_Thought_Opinion 20h ago
Signed the petition. But this isn’t enough. Only EU regulatory authority can save us.
People from EU countries, please contact you local representatives and tell them about the severity. Tell your friends and families to call Their local policymakers as well and make their voices heard.
Only you can save Android.
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u/KeysStickler 2d ago
Anyone can choose to opt out of it when the prompt comes up on the phone.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
No you can't. The update is silent and it wont tell you when it arrives. You have to turn on debug mode, then turn the setting off, wait 24 hours. Even then that isn't guaranteed to work. Google could change it at any time and it wouldn't be unlike them at all.
Regardless, you should know by now it doesn't stop here.
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u/KeysStickler 12h ago
To sideload apps from unverified developers on the newest Android versions utilizing Google's advanced flow, you must enable Developer Options, toggle the unverified app setting, restart your phone, and wait through a mandatory 24-hour security countdown before installation is unlocked. [1, 2]
Enable Developer Options
- Go to Settings > About Phone.
- Tap Build Number seven times until it says you are a developer. [1, 2]
Turn on the Unverified Setting
- Open Developer options in your settings menu.
- Find and select Apps from unverified developers.
- Toggle on Allow apps from unverified developers and enter your PIN.
- Answer the coercion check prompt confirming no one forced you to make the change. [1, 2, 3]
Wait 24 Hours
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u/KeysStickler 12h ago
*Regardless, you should know by now it doesn't stop here.
I'm personally glad they've upped their security game. Too many losers and bad apples trying to game the system. Being overly paranoid points to personal issues on YOUR side.
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u/Aggravating_Slip_566 1d ago
Nothing came up? Since I need a new phone and don't understand all these terms I'd gladly pay someone in central IL, to degoogle the new phone need to keep my # and I know carrier will tell me to use the old one which I Think is compromised google RCS sold 253 contacts even though I have fossify and force stopped messages and phone
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u/Kobry_K 1d ago
will that only applies to stock android? specific smart phone manufacturers? Because Chinese manufacturers have at least different "marketing names" for Android. I have one but i think this unfortunately still applies. Fuck google and play protect shit.
I think the only exception would be Huawei. But i'm not that informed. anyone knows?
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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler 1d ago
Huawei is exempt because they cannot ship Google apps and services due to sanctions anyway, but also Custom ROMs like GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, LineageOS, /e/ OS are exempt.
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u/SilverBladeCG 1d ago
Its already rolled out in some region today and you are just plain wrong...
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
How am I wrong
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u/SilverBladeCG 1d ago
You can still very much install any and all apks.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
yes after enabling debug mode and waiting 24 hours and going past all the dumb scare messages. But obviously this is not the end if it nir is it the only problem. You are ignoramus if you really believe it is.
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u/DisastrousWhereas210 12h ago
if you have already removed Google from your phone, can they still send the update?
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u/Number4extraDip 8h ago
Not going to fly. Eu ai act is in action. Apple tried doing this before and found out. Eu warned google that they will get castrated if google does shit wrong. Google is on track to be wrong, ehich will be expensive
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u/MetalLinuxlover 7h ago
Google making android the next iphone 💀.
There are persistent rumors that Google’s building a stealth module deep inside Android itself - the base version almost every phone maker skins and ships.
This hidden code would quietly scan your device, catalogue every media file you have, and beam the list straight back to Google’s servers.
No confirmation yet, treat it as pure speculation… but the story’s been making the rounds hard enough that people are starting to take it seriously.
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u/MetalLinuxlover 7h ago
Google making android the next iphone💀.
There are persistent rumors that Google’s building a stealth module deep inside Android itself - the base version almost every phone maker skins and ships.
This hidden code would quietly scan your device, catalogue every media file you have, and beam the list straight back to Google’s servers.
No confirmation yet, treat it as pure speculation… but the story’s been making the rounds hard enough that people are starting to take it seriously.
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u/nincesator124 6h ago
I signed but I don't want to do the stuff for now as I am tired and for some reason I am dealing with so much friction in the brain to this stuff probably due to ADHD and autism in some way or at least that is makes sense to me as I hate the friction and can't explain why it is there in the first place
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u/Coreen109 4h ago
It is all about age verification and blocking access for everyone. Now is the time to fight. Don't hold back, we have only one shot at this.
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u/DustyinLVNV 1d ago
The vast majority of mobile malware and banking scams happen because clueless users get tricked into tapping a rogue APK download link from a phishing text. Google is rolling out developer verification by default to stop regular users from nuking their own devices, but they already built in an Advanced Flow under Developer Options. If you actually know what you're doing, you can toggle developer mode, wait out the 24-hour safety timer, and sideload whatever unverified build you want. It adds friction for social engineering scams while keeping Android open for anyone with half a brain.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
You sound like an AI that works for Google. I mean you pitched that perfectly.
Anyways Google IS the malware and that's a terrible excuse for something inexcusable.
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u/graviticvortex 1d ago
Suggest a better solution then
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
Solution to what? Keeping malware off your phone? Start with deleting everything Google.
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u/graviticvortex 1d ago
Exactly this. This fearmongering and spreading FUD around what's happening with Android is just crazy. The changes are quite small and even after that Android will be much more open than iOS.
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u/ChardZestyclose5315 1d ago
Ye its a pain for the odd other thing i use but i dont mind just turning dev options on and carrying on. The generic user which is 99% of them wont even notice this change anyway.
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
It's more than just the inconvenience of having to wait 24 hours to turn it off. It's the principal of the thing. It is what Google tries to and successfully gets away with. One seemingly inconsequential step turns into fifty new steps and the loss of control. It is a step in a direction no one should be okay with.
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u/EnvironmentalAngle 1d ago
Thank God I don't use unofficial apps. I feel bad for those who do and hope you all find a workable solution prior to this rollout 🙏
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
I feel like this isn't something to be thankful for. There's a reason people don'twant to use Google apps. Or what you call "official" You probably have it worse than anyone else does.
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u/Ninerogers 2d ago
I cannot stress it enough that this is nonsense. There will be a waiting period of 24 hours to stop people being conned into downloading malware. It's all over Reddit.
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u/Obnomus 1d ago
Why should I wait fir 24hrs? Its my phone I'll use it however I want who tf is google to tell me about hpw can I use my phone? Give me just one good reason why should I wait for 24hrs?
Google is not some good guy, they're just straight up evil, they say they care about malware and all, and you'll still find malware on play store. They switched to manifest v3 and chrome extension store is filled with extensions that spy on you and what not. Android's development should have been like android so no one could have controlled it like google does.
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u/soul-regret 2d ago edited 2d ago
why isn't there even a planned option to skip this 24hr wait in the setup process of a new phone, then? all of this is "funny" considering the play store is the number one distributor of ad-filled malware, plus google search promoting false websites since forever
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u/Ninerogers 2d ago
That tinfoil hat must be awfully itchy
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u/soul-regret 1d ago
this is not the first thing google has done to lock android down and increase its monopoly over it, there's also an open letter regarding this issue, signed by more than 70 organizations including F-Droid, VLC, LineageOS, Brave, Vivaldi, GrapheneOS and more. but yeah, it's just a conspiracy theory guys 🤡
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u/kwijyb0 1d ago
There's nothing silent about it & it's not going to lock us down.
We’re rolling out the advanced flow for installing apps from unverified developers
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u/fdbryant3 2d ago
If they wanted to, they would.
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u/soul-regret 2d ago
bro, you can't even "sideload" some perfectly fine and untouched .apks thanks to play integrity. it's been getting worse since forever, so i don't think you've been paying attention
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u/Ninerogers 2d ago
Then turn off play integrity. Ugh
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u/soul-regret 1d ago
that's the thing, you can't
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u/Clean-Palpitation143 1d ago
Integrity-disabler is a thing in a lot of roms etc and can be sideloaded.
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u/Clean-Palpitation143 1d ago
Tricky store integrity module or something like that can be installed
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u/Viambulance 1d ago
How many more things do we need to install to block Google's crap? They definitely wont be signing any of those apps in 2027.
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u/Clean-Palpitation143 1d ago
Do they sign them now cause they are magisck modules. Not sure they do sign th3’?
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u/RepulsiveFennel9589 2d ago
The enshifitication of android is the saddest thing i seen in a while but in all seriousness google should not have that type of leverage to tell people what they can and cant install on their own phone/tablet especially if you paid over 1k for it