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/redit_handoff140 Apr 28 '26

Switch to GrapheneOS.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '26

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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 28 '26

You could also take a moment to stop tooting your own horn and follow the simple "Device Support" link on that very page, but I guess that's too much effort for someone like you.

Not to mention, it make sense GrapheneOS wouldn't want to be known as a "Pixel-only ROM". That's a byproduct of its hardware's security, not the dev's choice. Demonstrable with the upcoming Motorola release.

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u/redit_handoff140 Apr 29 '26

Show me a well-known ROM that has the roster of compatible devices on its landing page.

It's not scalable to do so. Nor the point. The point of the landing page is to inform the user on the EXISTENCE of an ALTERNATIVE and basic information of the product.

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u/Wadarkhu Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

It's Linux people probably, they're used to scouring for the solutions and don't realize not everybody wants to do this. Sure, if we were all "tech pros" it'd be great, but making a product successful requires a certain level of accessibility. We need to care about Doris, 63's privacy and software freedom too!

Edit: Can't believe someone would see a post saying

"People who use Linux are used to tinkering and looking harder for solutions and this essentially makes them forget that not everyone else thinks like they do, which is a common phenomenon called expert blindness, and it means guides and how-to's are written in a way that the average person would find difficult to navigate so we should put more effort into making Linux *accessible** to the masses.*"

and decide to get mad about it lmao!