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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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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 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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[–] outerzenith@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

The 24-hour wait time is once only

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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago

unless you choose the option to only unlock it for 24 hours. which, honestly, could make sense for the technically illiterate.

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