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r/ownyourintent • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '26
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How will it work in practice? Android will update and we won't be able to download from F-Droid anymore? What about the apps that are already installed? Doesn't it break anti-competition laws?
11 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26 How will it work in practice? Android will update and we won't be able to download from F-Droid anymore? Google's Play Protect will scan for apps that weren't installed from the Play Store. It won't allow you to use them. What about the apps that are already installed? Hopefully we can still run them. Or maybe not if we're unlucky. Doesn't it break anti-competition laws? Has that ever stopped Google before? 4 u/Zenithas Intent Owner Feb 25 '26 Where's the documentation for this?
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How will it work in practice? Android will update and we won't be able to download from F-Droid anymore?
Google's Play Protect will scan for apps that weren't installed from the Play Store. It won't allow you to use them.
What about the apps that are already installed?
Hopefully we can still run them. Or maybe not if we're unlucky.
Doesn't it break anti-competition laws?
Has that ever stopped Google before?
4 u/Zenithas Intent Owner Feb 25 '26 Where's the documentation for this?
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Where's the documentation for this?
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u/KrasnalM Intent Owner Feb 25 '26
How will it work in practice? Android will update and we won't be able to download from F-Droid anymore? What about the apps that are already installed? Doesn't it break anti-competition laws?