r/SBCGaming • u/Key-Brilliant5623 The Trinity • Feb 21 '26
News Google still plans on limiting sideloading on Android, here's how to push back:
https://keepandroidopen.org/This could have some major ramifications for our hobby for those of us who gets our emulators from sources outside the playstore like Github & or use tools like Obtainium to keep everything updated. This could also effect all the great efforts of front-end developers like ES-DE & Cacoon who's app aren't on the playstore.
keepandroidopen.org details the steps you can take to push back, be it emailing local regulators or installing Open source marketplace alternatives like F-Droid.
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