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Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign… (keepandroidopen.org)
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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

If I disable updates, will that prevent Android from uninstalling my 3rd party apk?

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I don't think it will automatically uninstall sideloaded apps in your phone, it simply prevent sideloading from unregistered developers. There is an "official" way to circumvent it, doing it directly on the phone is a bit convoluted and require you to wait 24 hours, the other way need a PC and USB cable to install apps with adb--that one is just like usual.

    https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I wonder if f-droid will be able to function with only a 24 hour unlock. probably not.

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