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Google announced a new requirement: starting September 2026, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. (i.redd.it)
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[โ€“] 14 points 4 months ago (7 children)

can i disable all google apps to escape this apocalypse?

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    You would need an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM for that. I suspect that completely disabling google services on stock ROM is either not possible or will brick your device.

    Also Google does provide an opt-out mechanism, for now. The restrictions will likely tighten in the future.

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Maybe I'm making it up, but I seem to recall that disabling Google Play Services was enough. But that is easier said than done. Google did a Microsoft with internet explorer, and basically made the whole OS depend on Play Services. A lot of stuff won't work if you disable them, and some of it is unfixable on stock android. You basically need a custom ROM to get away with it, and even then, it has some problems.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I don't use google apps, dialers, gps, browser - most of things are from fdroid, so i believe i can live without evilgoogle crap.

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    The thing is, Google Play Services is integrated into the OS. Like Microsoft back then, they've made it so that the OS doesn't work properly without it. For example, notifications won't work. Some background tasks will stop. The battery will last less time. You won't be able to log in to any google app, and some third party ones won't let you log in either. Forget about banking apps. The list keeps going...

    I really don't know how Google is allowed to do all this after Microsoft got (rightfully) destroyed in court for doing the same with Internet Explorer.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago

    With evilgoogle services shut down battery lasts longer. Notifications only from non google phone, sms and email app. My bank lets me use online without app. So while you are right for most people - in my case i not lose no important thing. I even still on android 12 phone just to be sure i can disable assistant and avoid gemini.

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