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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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[–] ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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 5 days ago

That's great to read

[–] SrMono@feddit.org 4 points 5 days ago

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