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What will you do after Android starts restricting FOSS apps? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I mostly use apps installed from F-Droid, so I’m not sure how I’ll use the phone, except that it’s sometimes required as a contact method.

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[–] SrMono@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this verified, or does it still depend on how the mechanism is implemented?

[–] ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

If app installation is not managed by Google (i.e. if you're not using Google Mobile Services or GMS), Google cannot block the installation of any apps. Graphene's devs have confirmed themselves that this new measure will not affect their ROM

[–] illusionist@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

That's great to read

[–] SrMono@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

Perfect. I thought about some kernel level shenanigans which could be out of influence for third party vendors.