arcine comments on 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.

[–] arcine@jlai.lu 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

If Grapheme goes bust I'll get a Linux phone I think. Seems like the last option besides a dumb phone with Signal (apparently there are a few)

But I really like the fact my phone can tune my guitar and play GameBoy games 😅

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

You can still run most android apps in a pinch on waydroid

The Linux Experiment dude did 30 days on halium/ubports and is sticking wiht it.

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[–] madthumbs@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

So, the AUR doesn't happen to Android phones. -It's in their best interest.

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