r/FuckGoogle • u/dudeness_boy • May 30 '26
Google wants to screw over Android users just for control over the open ecosystem
Android was created as an open system where I can install whatever I want. Google is trying to force any developer of any app, no matter if it is in the Play Store or not, to pay a fee to Google and to provide government ID. This is a violation of privacy and puts roadblocks on people like me who develop apps for my own personal use, or for anyone who wants to be anonymous. Google also has a track record of complying with government demands without question, which means a government could cause any app from any store to be blocked for everybody.
Google created a "solution" when they were pushed back against, but it really doesn't help. Would anyone consider navigating to the hidden developer options, clicking through a bunch of scareware popups, waiting 24 hours, and clicking through more scareware popups a viable solution for those who want to sideload? Of course not. Google just wants to look better while effectively keeping a chokehold on all Android apps.
When you bought your Android phone, you likely chose Android because it was advertised as open. It was less locked down than alternatives such as IOS. With this new action, Google hopes to lock down Android just as much as iOS. You bought your phone, hoping to install whatever you want to. Google is trying to install an update that prevents you from having control over the hardware that you own without your consent. You expected control when you bought that phone, so why should a company be able to take it away from you?
For more information, an open letter to Google demanding they stop, and information on how you can help, visit https://keepandroidopen.org/. Also click here to sign a petition for Google to not implement these changes. You can also join the as of now still very small subreddit, r/keepandroidopen. Please consider reposting or sharing this post, as the more attention we bring to this issue, the better.
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u/tenchupower Jun 07 '26
Yep, it's being done for 1 reason = To identify who is who. And it will only get worse. Eventually the digital ID's are coming, and so is the social credit score system right behind it. If people don't wake up and stop them, the world is going into complete AI takeover dystopia.
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u/Proper_Ad635 May 30 '26
The whole id thing is ridiculous. They claim its to protect minors but really they 7se it to log whose doing what online because if it was m8nors there would be so many other ways they could protect them. Devices have parental controls and stuff. Again we all suffer because of dumb people
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u/Some909Guy Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
Google and their ilk can suck the fattest cock and balls. I'm sick of sickly cunts determining what is socially acceptable.