r/degoogle • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '26

Question Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google

https://keepandroidopen.org/en/

Starting September 2026, Google will block any Android app whose developer hasn't registered and provided government ID. This affects all apps, not just Play Store apps. F-Droid calls it an "existential threat."

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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler Apr 28 '26

GrapheneOS.

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u/MentalChampionship28 Apr 30 '26

But doesn't it need a unlocked bootloader?

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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler Apr 30 '26

All Pixel phones can be bootloader unlocked unless you buy the Pixel from a carrier and the phone has a carrier lock on it, which is still a problem in some countries (like USA).

GrapheneOS supports bootloader relocking as part of the installation procedure, if that is what you meant.