The site: https://keepandroidopen.org/ , aimed at Google. And the people behind this are not a random crowd: They are 71 organizations from 23 countries, most of them are the names inside your phone and computer.
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2026
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Are they going to be able to be subtle with this change or do normal folks see/feel tangible impacts of this day one after the change ?
Most people install apps only from play store. Majority of people don't care and won't be affected.
excuse me i want my gcam i side load i refuse to install new updated android makes it much worse for no real reason. google is again doing evil since they removed dont be evil in their code. comments.
they are one of the embodiments of evil today. glad i use ad blockers. also i would never buy ay phones at full price with boot loader locks or even half price it would need to be near free. google just made their phones even more worthless. remember to shame users that use these phones that are locked. anti free speech anti choice anti tech anti innovation
Likewise. I run LineageOS for MicroG. No gapps. It's amazing for the most part, especially the battery life.
The only downside is that I need to have a separate stock phone for banking and authenticators.