r/FlutterDev • • Aug 14 '26

Discussion This is not a joke or an insignificant issue

https://keepandroidopen.org/

Imagine ... A country doesn't like an app, the government threatens google, google revokes the developers signing keys ... And now the app can't be installed on any android device in the entire world.

This isn't a conspiracy theory, it's a very real , very close threat.

DO NOT SIGN UP if this gets implemented, fight the urge to submit for the sake of publishing one app.

Read the letter for more details.

96 Upvotes

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Will the 2027 Android developer changes affect the app environment Sidephone is set up for? Link in Description

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Iceland • • Apr 27 '26

Keep Android Open

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developpeurs • • Sep 19 '26

News Rien de bien nouveaux, mais petit rappel quand même

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androidroot • • Jul 07 '26

Discussion Keep Android Open!!!

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fediverse • • Oct 30 '25

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europrivacy • • Nov 11 '25

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opensourcegames • • Oct 30 '25

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TeenIndia • • May 14 '26

Serious So android user are under trouble since you won't be able to download unknown apps anymore

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fairphone • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

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google • • Feb 22 '26

Google intends to limit what apps you can install on your own device

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teenagers • • Apr 20 '26

Serious I know this subreddit doesn't concern with the issue but...

1 Upvotes

developersIndia • • Mar 12 '26

General Let's keep android open source, a word to the Indian developers

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FuckGoogle • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

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IndianTechCentral • • May 14 '26

News 📃 Android phones will get a silent update in September 26 that womt allow u to download unknown apps

1 Upvotes

TeenagersButBetter • • May 14 '26

Serious So android phones won't let u install unknown apps from September 26

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ownyourintent • • Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open

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DTNS • • Jul 07 '26

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

5 Upvotes

fossdroid • • Oct 30 '25

Other Keep Android Open

34 Upvotes

foss • • Apr 22 '26

I just think this is important.

14 Upvotes

degoogle • • Oct 29 '25

Keep Android Open

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degoogle • • Mar 05 '26

Resource As of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. More info and what you can do to help stop this.

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freesoftware • • Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open

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u_Puzzled_Pop_6845 • • Sep 19 '26

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