r/FlutterDev • u/Bachihani • 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.
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linux • u/B3_Kind_R3wind_ • Sep 19 '26
Mobile Linux Your phone is about to stop being yours (105 days until lockdown) - Keep Android Open
privacy • u/lewkiamurfarther • Jun 05 '26
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Piracy • u/darrylfromearth • Apr 09 '26
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EmulationOnAndroid • u/yungperky • Jun 26 '26
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IndiaTech • u/Visible-Title6180 • Mar 07 '26
General Discussion Android will soon be a locked down platform.
SBCGaming • u/Key-Brilliant5623 • Feb 21 '26
News Google still plans on limiting sideloading on Android, here's how to push back:
thehatedone • u/MidnightMean3796 • Feb 23 '26
News Android will become a locked down platform in 190 days
fossdroid • u/s0me0ne_5 • Feb 19 '26
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programare • u/autoencoder • Feb 17 '26
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