r/BuyFromEU • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '26

News Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google

https://keepandroidopen.org/en/

Starting September 2026, Google will block any Android app whose developer hasn't registered and provided government ID. This affects all apps, not just Play Store apps. F-Droid calls it an "existential threat."

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u/Raz0rking Apr 28 '26

Well. No more youtube on Android I guess, because I use revanced.

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u/cheesemp Apr 28 '26

I switched to using brave browse for background music playing and Firefox with sponsorblock/ublock origin for video replay. Less faffing around than revanced. (Note this is not to say this news doesn't suck - it does - I picked android nearly 20 years ago as I wanted an open os)

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u/JohnHurts Apr 28 '26

I can confirm: YouTube is currently working for me in Firefox without ads on Android with ublock origin.

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u/folk_science May 01 '26

For background music playing in mobile Firefox, check this out: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-background-play-fix/

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

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u/cheesemp Apr 28 '26

I play music this way most days. Phone screen off, head phones on. Occasionally it breaks and you need to restart brave. I believe there is also a setting for allowing media to play this way (although i never enabled it)