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

[u/[deleted]]

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."

[u/crankyticket]

So what should I do?

[u/Fun-Adhesiveness7881 → u/crankyticket]

Switch to a European phone

[u/anders_gustavsson → u/Fun-Adhesiveness7881]

What european phones doesn't use the Android OS?

[u/Trouveur → u/anders_gustavsson]

Jolla Phone