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Keep Android Open (keepandroidopen.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Keep Android Open

In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google.

This registration will involve:

  • Paying a fee to Google
  • Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
  • Providing government identification
  • Uploading evidence of an app’s private signing key
  • Listing all current and future application identifiers

Sign the open letter. And get active to help oppose the enactment of the policy in other ways listed on the website. Are there any more ways to oppose this?

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1s/

It’s a Linux phone on Debian that uses Android drivers, so all the normal functions (calls, SMS, etc.) work perfectly. Battery life is a full day.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    lol. oh you sweet summer child. there is still going to be backdoors on that hardware. your never going to get true privacy with technology.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's better than nothing, innit?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Depends on your threat model to be honest. Android (grapheneOS) has significantly more security measures than a Linux phone. Android was designed with mobile security threats in mind from the ground up

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