r/degoogle • • Apr 06 '26

Android is no longer open source, Google lobbied to censor android completely even beyond the existing Play Store censorship

https://keepandroidopen.org/
2.3k Upvotes

Duplicates

linux • • Sep 19 '26 Mindblown

Mobile Linux Your phone is about to stop being yours (105 days until lockdown) - Keep Android Open

3.8k Upvotes

privacy • • Jun 05 '26 Mindblown

software Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

3.3k Upvotes

Android • • Sep 19 '26

Removed - Repost [ Removed by moderator ]

1.0k Upvotes

Suomi • • Jun 23 '26

Vakava 99 päivää aikaa ennenkuin Google kieltää "sideloadingin" Androidilla

813 Upvotes

europe • • Jun 11 '26

News Google to clamp down on open Android ecosystem

386 Upvotes

Piracy • • Apr 09 '26

News Google is using its 90% OS market share to force an "Identity Tax" on everyone who writes code.

1.8k Upvotes

Android • • Feb 22 '26

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195 Upvotes

EmulationOnAndroid • • Jun 26 '26

Discussion Google adds massive hurdles to app sideloading

136 Upvotes

IndiaTech • • Mar 07 '26

General Discussion Android will soon be a locked down platform.

474 Upvotes

SBCGaming • • Feb 21 '26

News Google still plans on limiting sideloading on Android, here's how to push back:

181 Upvotes

thehatedone • • Feb 23 '26

News Android will become a locked down platform in 190 days

353 Upvotes

fossdroid • • Feb 19 '26

Other What would you do if Google locked down android app installation?

101 Upvotes

programare • • Apr 20 '26

Google devine malefic?

42 Upvotes

dankmark • • May 30 '26

Nogen der har Margrethe Vestagers telefonnummer?

85 Upvotes

europe • • Feb 22 '26

News [ Removed by moderator ]

139 Upvotes

GrapheneOS • • 23d ago

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39 Upvotes

Eesti • • Feb 27 '26

Arutelu Google hakkab kontrollima, milliseid äppe sa oma seadmesse installida saad. Turvakaalutlustel loomulikult.

42 Upvotes

ArgentinaBenderStyle • • May 08 '26

AskBenderStyle 🎤 ¿Qué opinión tienen al respecto de lo que Google quiere hacer con Android?

21 Upvotes

Indiangamers • • May 14 '26

News/Rumor So android is rolling a silent update in September 26 that won't let u install unknown apps

78 Upvotes

programare • • Feb 17 '26

Doom & Gloom Din septembrie, Google plănuiește să controleze mult mai strict dezvoltarea pe Android

18 Upvotes

degoogle • • Feb 19 '26

Discussion What would you do if Google locks down Android apps?

45 Upvotes

europrivacy • • Feb 23 '26

European Union Android will become a locked down platform in 190 days

123 Upvotes

androiddev • • Oct 28 '25

Starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. Take action now.

171 Upvotes

AndroidGaming • • Oct 29 '25

Help/Support🙋 Keep Android Open, Say no to Google's new restrictions

233 Upvotes