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Keep android open (lemmy.today)

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In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

Paying a fee to Google
Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
Providing government identification
Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
Listing all current and future application identifiers
The link is https://keepandroidopen.org/

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[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Waydroid will likely be a big part of that in the near term, though I'd image its use will largely circumvent Google's recent impositions anyway.

I'm curious about how projects like calyx and graphene are affected by this, if at all.

[–] greenacres3233@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Calyx is on pause due to other reasons, but hope they'll be back soon!

Source for the curious: https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

yeah, sad to see both nick and chirayu step away at the same time.

[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah i'm running Ubuntu Touch with Waydroid on pixel 3a xl. Would love better options.

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm glad you've been able to move off, that's a pretty big feat. How is waydroid these days?

[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Seems to work great, but i'm not a big android app user. I use Aurora Store from FDroid, but besides a couple government apps, FF and Thunderbird, i don't really use my phone much. Now if my Steam Deck could make calls i'd never own another "phone".