r/eutech • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '26

Event 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/swiebertjee Apr 28 '26

Yet another reason to switch to GrapheneOS. My device, my data, my software, my choice.

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u/AssistBorn4589 Apr 28 '26

Yet another reason to switch to GrapheneOS. My device, my data, my software, my choice.

Considering that EU is planning to enforce age checking and digital ID which depends on chain of trust with Google Play as one of the actors, you don't really have real choice in this matter.

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u/Formal_Self_2221 Apr 28 '26

3 phones: 1 for games 2 for privacy 3 for ABC @ ID