The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.
If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.
keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.
We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.
Thank you for your support!
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.keepandroidopen.org
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keepandroidopen.orgAlonely0 🦀 🇪🇺
in reply to Cy8aer • • •Here is some insight of you wanna go down the rabbit hole: discuss.grapheneos.org/d/7519-…
F-droid security - GrapheneOS Discussion Forum
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F-Droid
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in reply to F-Droid • • •Stu
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I read some of those threads linked from the discuss link. This whole situation is exhausting. Multiple ways to get screwed over on multiple fronts. The layman has no chance to understand any of this.
And then, of course, you'll get a pithy "use ubuntu" reply to these threads, which is fine if you have one of the 12 old phones supported by it.
I don't know what the solution is, but if the answer is "get the apk from github and ensure you trust the dev" then essentially everyone is screwed.
Alonely0 🦀 🇪🇺
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in reply to Alonely0 🦀 🇪🇺 • • •Inclusion How-To | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
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in reply to F-Droid • • •Hans
in reply to F-Droid • • •Die Website "FDroid" hat ein neues Banner, um die Besucher daran zu erinnern, dass "Google den Kurs nicht geändert hat" und "Android" in weniger als 200 Tagen gesperrt wird.
Datenschutz- und Regulierungsbehörden sind ernsthaft besorgt über Monopole und die zunehmende Machtkonzentration im Technologiesektor – und sie möchten die Stimmen der Betroffenen hören.
Für weitere Infos: keepandroidopen.org/de/
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keepandroidopen.orgzetabeta
in reply to F-Droid • • •i don't like to downplay f-droid efforts, or spread pessimism.
still, my unfortunate opinion. android starts to be lost cause, too much gooish google in it, like there is apple control in apple devices.
it is not just closed google components, it is android ecosystem and api's in general. alphabet inc controls android too much.
of course, delaying destruction of open android is still beneficial for short term.
IzzyOnDroid ✅
in reply to F-Droid • • •And while the banner correctly states F-Droid being under threat: it's not just F-Droid, it's the free Android world being under threat. In its entirety. So the same applies to IzzyOnDroid – but also to Obtainium & Co. And if you think you could still use Aurora to access the PlayStore, think again: how would you install Aurora in the first place?
This is the empire striking. The alleged "security" is just a way to circumvent the requirement to open for alternative stores.
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in reply to F-Droid • • •Therefore I preordered the new #jollaphone with Sailfish OS and AndroidAppSupport.
Maybe it is time for Linux to shine on mobile as well. May it be #sailfishos, #postmarketos, #ubuntutouch or another Linux mobile OS. And Android emulators like #WayDroid .
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Epic Null
in reply to F-Droid • • •200 days till lock down. That means about half a year to finish my divorce from Google and find a replacement phone.
Ironically this is the first news lately that has not made me feel horribly behind schedule.
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in reply to Kalle Kniivilä • • •Roberto Plà
in reply to F-Droid • • •Si china puede hacer un clon de Android, ¿Acaso no puede hacerlo Europa?
¿Para cuando un Linux para dispositivos móviles?
¿hasta cuando seguiremos siendo vasallos de las multinacionales norteamericanas?
¿Para cuando nuestra delcaración de Soberania Digital?
¡Sin Soberania Digital no hay libertad, independencia ni democrácia!
crazyeddie
in reply to F-Droid • • •What am I supposed to say they're doing that's illegal when I complain?
"Please exercise powers you don't have to do a thing I know you fully support and instead listen to me, who you don't give two fucks about. I don't even have a dollar to bribe you with."
No, seriously. What do I put in this form? I haven't a clue. There's no point if I can't even attempt to be convincing and I don't know one single thing that would convince anyone of anything here.
F-Droid
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in reply to crazyeddie • • •crazyeddie
in reply to F-Droid • • •It just sends me to a place where I can report an antitrust claim. Like say google is breaking the law and needs to be investigated.
I don't know what I'd tell them they're doing wrong nor what steps should be taken. I'm especially baffled because we already let Apple do this shit.
I can't just complain about stuff on a crime reporting form. I need to be reporting something.
Resuna
in reply to F-Droid • • •@crazyeddie
The defunct email addresses in that section are depressing.
nicolaottomano
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in reply to F-Droid • • •Preuk
in reply to F-Droid • • •Got a quick answer from EU's DMA Team, they might have a standard response due to high demand :
> Dear citizen,
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> Thank you for contacting us and sharing your concerns regarding the impact of Google’s plans to introduce a developer verification process on Android. We appreciate that you have chosen to contact us, as we welcome feedback from interested parties.
... 1/N
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> Kind regards,
> The DMA Team
... 3/3
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in reply to F-Droid • • •Ryek Darkener
in reply to F-Droid • • •I would prefer a way to have the opportunity to change the behaviour of what I can and what I can’t do on my phone – like a "free"-"unfree" switch to be easily used on my phone. As I won’t bet that politics is willing to to the job in the next 200 days.
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Ryek Darkener
in reply to F-Droid • • •I’m very much struggling with the idea that our politicians do not know what happens.
F-Droid
in reply to Ryek Darkener • • •Ryek Darkener
in reply to F-Droid • • •I would like to have an operating system for my current – and any other – smartphone to be easy installed via otg stick. Like any other computer. A lot of this is already in place. And frankly spoken I don’t think that 95% of the current users care if they can use F-Droid or not. I like F-Droid. But sadly it is elitist currently and not mainstream.
F-Droid
in reply to Ryek Darkener • • •Ryek Darkener
in reply to F-Droid • • •The problem is the majority of users. And their unwillingness to learn and to adapt.
Toughest Bastard on the Fedi
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in reply to Punnamaraju Vinayaka Tejas • • •Apicultor 🐝
in reply to F-Droid • • •Did you secure your build environment yet? Why must you re-sign everything instead of using signed artifacts from developers?
Until then, #Obtainium.
@marcprux
F-Droid
in reply to Apicultor 🐝 • • •@apicultor Everything we do is transparent and public, eg. floss.social/@fdroidorg/116086…
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f-droid.orgKlaus
in reply to F-Droid • • •RE: floss.social/@fdroidorg/116086…
Wie sieht das dann mit z. B. GrapheneOS oder /e/OS aus? Sind die damit auch aus dem Spiel?
Zumindest bei z. B. einem Fairphone mit /e/OS hätte ich die Hoffnung, dass die auch weiterhin nutzbar wären?
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Gonçalo Valério
in reply to F-Droid • • •As a big fan and user of F-Droid, I'm afraid the writing is on the wall.
As others have said, we can no longer rely on Android being what it needs to be.
A true alternative is required.
Sören
in reply to F-Droid • • •Scale Theory
in reply to F-Droid • • •Who let this monopoly game go so long?
Tell me your corrupt without telling us all just how effing corrupt you are!
moin
in reply to F-Droid • • •Thank you for your amazing work. For me its time to switch to Linux in under 200 days.
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