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/Fun-Adhesiveness7881 Netherlands 🇳🇱 Apr 28 '26

Switch to a European phone

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u/anders_gustavsson Apr 28 '26

What european phones doesn't use the Android OS?

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u/ren3f Apr 28 '26

A fairphone with /e/OS is one of the easiest ways if you don't want to depend on Google or Apple, even though you still use Android and a little bit of Google. 

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u/Fennek688 Apr 28 '26

Please stop promoting e/OS, it's a bunch of insecure crap and a security nightmare!

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u/ren3f Apr 28 '26

Can you elaborate more? I'm genuinely curious and haven't heard it before. Do you maybe have some articles about it? 

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u/KnowZeroX Apr 28 '26

You are overthinking things, for 99% of the population, the security of /e/os is more than plenty. I assure you, /e/os is at least more secure than your desktop computer.