After the news cycle recently exploded with the announcement that Google would require every single Android app to be from a registered and verified developer, while killing third-party app stores …
  • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Google can go fuck itself.

    Hopefully this will put some jet fuel into the Linux phone development.

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’m checking out Graphene OS next week and pretty pumped about it. This Google ratfucking has been just the push I need to get off Android.

      And obviously I haven’t stopped telling people around me haha

      • ReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Most F-Droid users are NOT custom ROMs.
        This means that as long as F-Droid does not get their own developer key - it will become useless. F-Droid is privacy focused - both dev and user, and they oppose requiring devs to essentially give up their privacy and sign the APK with their own dev key.

        Now, if F-Droid is dead, GrapheneOS becomes useless. Who would want to develop apps for the 0.0001% of the population (i.e custom ROM users)

        • other8026@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          9 months ago

          GrapheneOS won’t be affected. The developer verification thing will be handled by another app and won’t be part of the OS. That app won’t have permission to block app installs or anything like that.