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F-Droid In Trouble as Google Changes the Rules. Again.
In a stunning turn that absolutely no one saw coming, Google makes yet another move to cut off what little freedom Android users have these days. First with undercutting custom ROM developers access to Pixel device information back in July, and now by requiring all developers, even ones that don't want anything to do with Google, to get their apps blessed by Google themselves, leaving little room for F-Droid and other alternative stores on the platform.
Time to pick your Walled Garden.
F-Droid is doomed
AOSP is hanging on by a thread
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-not-killing-aosp-3566882/
F-Droid is dying
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
The Android Developers Decree
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html
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By In a stunning turn that absolutely no one saw coming, Google makes yet another move to cut off what little freedom Android users have these days. First with undercutting custom ROM developers access to Pixel device information back in July, and now by requiring all developers, even ones that don't want anything to do with Google, to get their apps blessed by Google themselves, leaving little room for F-Droid and other alternative stores on the platform.
Time to pick your Walled Garden.
F-Droid is doomed
AOSP is hanging on by a thread
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-not-killing-aosp-3566882/
F-Droid is dying
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
The Android Developers Decree
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html
Thank you to our Patrons
⭐⭐⭐⭐Producers ❤️
John Andersen, Bruno Parisi, Dave Jones, Visaggio & Co.
⭐⭐⭐Co-Producers ❤️
Tim LePés, --verbose, MarshMan, Rotted Mood
⭐⭐Super Users ❤️
Nicholas Omann, CubicleNate, sleepyeyesvince, Metal.Smurf, Jill Bryant & Steve Ryniker, Eduardo Sanchez, Advait, EwokEmpire, Musical Coder, Hausken, Mark the Saigoneer, jeff3ix, Blackshift6090, Jefferson Lotspeich, Amanita, Matt Miller
⭐Users ❤️
Eduardo PH, Kyle, Bobby Ramsey, James Taylor, Antony Frost, Alex, November Krinnan, Winter
Find us on:
🌏Lemmy
https://lemmy.linuxuserspace.show
🌏TILvids
https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace
🌍Reddit
https://linuxuserspace.show/reddit
🌎Discord
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🌏Telegram
https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram
🌍Matrix
https://linuxuserspace.show/matrix
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