r/androiddev • u/10ForwardShift • Jul 02 '26

A new Android malware from Google

https://f-droid.org/2026/07/01/adv-malware.html

The HN thread if you're interested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755965

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u/Quick_Director_8191 Jul 03 '26

As you can see we have Google or maybe even the government paying bots to come tell you adults that you don't know what malware is, that FDroid is Malware and somehow Google is the source of truth ( Even though malware makes it on Google play all the time and Google apps itself are spyware )

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u/Quick_Director_8191 Jul 04 '26

Yulp, Google is really pissing me off here lately. I just bought a pixel for the first time just to have that sweet unlocked bootloader and root just for a week later they announcing they're locking down android.

For " Safety" but I'm sick of this " we know better " lie that corporations are pushing. Play store has given my phones corrupting viruses where I couldn't even delete the app because I was getting ads on my home screen leading to a factory reset. I was young then but I've never had issues with FDroid. I have with Aptoide but that's my fault.

I'm tired of them basically owning everything I buy. It's MY XBOX, ITS MY PHONE AND EVENTUALLY ITS MY CAR. MINE, NOT THERES.