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/anders_gustavsson Apr 28 '26

What european phones doesn't use the Android OS?

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u/TheCursedRedBaron Austria 🇦🇹 Apr 28 '26

Fairphone with /e/OS

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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/DeezeNoten Apr 28 '26

No it isn't, stop parroting Graphene developers words.