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‘Time for Linux phones’: Android protests against major Google app change in September grow as developers warn ‘your phone is about to stop being yours’ (www.techradar.com)
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[–] randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone else thinking this is an anti-piracy measure? Google made similar moves to change web browsers to make aure you see ads. I'm sure they're not happy people keep blocking their ads on android. Ads are their core business model.

Thats the impression that I get.

P. S. I heard somewhere Amazon is moving their fire devices off of android to combat piracy as well.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

This isn’t about piracy. This is about forcing you to use their Play Store. It sounds like exactly the same thing but it’s not.