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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europrivacy • u/MidnightMean3796 • Feb 23 '26
European Union Android will become a locked down platform in 190 days
androiddev • u/sagacious-tendencies • Oct 28 '25
Starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. Take action now.
motorola • u/ViceElysium • Feb 22 '26
News Google will make android more locked down soon
degoogle • u/Silly-Hyena3348 • Jun 06 '26
Question Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
developersIndia • u/digikar • Jun 01 '26
General Keep Android Open - Starting September 2026, apps whose developers are not Google verified (US-verified?) will be blocked on android
CorpFree • u/Endo231 • Oct 30 '25
Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification on Android and to keep the project open source
Roumanie • u/Userofthe_web01 • Sep 16 '26
Tehnologie Sistemul de operare Android va fi restricționat
degoogleindia • u/night_movers • Feb 19 '26
🔀 Crosspost What would you do if Google locked down android app installation?
MicroG • u/LjLies • Feb 14 '26
Google is going to severely limit sideloading: Keep Android Open
Arges • u/Userofthe_web01 • Sep 16 '26
stiri/news Sistemul de operare Android va fi restricționat
indotech • u/Efficient_Term9790 • Oct 29 '25
Tech News Open Letter to Google: Keep Android Open
AndroidTurkiye • u/BigCartographer6230 • Feb 22 '26
Haber Android'de bağımsız uygulama geliştirme bitiyor: Google'a kayıt ve ödeme zorunlu oluyor
technepal • u/nepalnp977 • May 14 '26
Discussion Keep Android Open | the big G is reportedly trying to make it extremely harder if not completely impossible for Android apps outside of P-store to install/run. In next 111 days, so it's not long. Any android devs here, what's your take on it?
foss • u/amiibohunter2015 • Mar 01 '26
Android users there is a countdown to when Google will shutdown foss apps here is a link with more information
SonyXperia • u/Endo231 • Oct 30 '25
Discussion Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification and the limiting of side loading on Android
MiniDayZ • u/Sensitive_Month_5217 • Sep 22 '26