I am using a couple of android devices that are rooted and pretty well de-googled. I am using F-droid and other repos and pretty much sticking with open source. Will this change hit any of the FOSS stuff? I understand we can still install those apk’s as per usual.
Honestly, seeing how Linux has been exploding in growth thanks to the steam deck and copilot, I don’t see how this doesn’t do anything other than bring about a sort of streisand effect. Normies are gonna stick with their normie shit. They don’t want to learn anything different. They likely are already giving up data and privacy. I hate to be this guy but… fuck em?
It’s always been an arms race. To one degree or another. And the so it continues. Just keep fighting.
It’s the “Google Play Services” that will obligate the developers to identify with their national ID and pay a fee. Many developers already announced they will stop updating their FOSS apps, and others have warned that their app might stop working because they do not agree to Google’s terms.
So, if Google Play Services is sandboxed or not installed on your device, you’re device is safe from Google’s mayhem.
I am using a couple of android devices that are rooted and pretty well de-googled. I am using F-droid and other repos and pretty much sticking with open source. Will this change hit any of the FOSS stuff? I understand we can still install those apk’s as per usual.
Honestly, seeing how Linux has been exploding in growth thanks to the steam deck and copilot, I don’t see how this doesn’t do anything other than bring about a sort of streisand effect. Normies are gonna stick with their normie shit. They don’t want to learn anything different. They likely are already giving up data and privacy. I hate to be this guy but… fuck em?
It’s always been an arms race. To one degree or another. And the so it continues. Just keep fighting.
It’s the “Google Play Services” that will obligate the developers to identify with their national ID and pay a fee. Many developers already announced they will stop updating their FOSS apps, and others have warned that their app might stop working because they do not agree to Google’s terms.
So, if Google Play Services is sandboxed or not installed on your device, you’re device is safe from Google’s mayhem.
(I chuckled at your “always been an ARMs race” 😂)
Heyooo I missed my own pun :)
I’ll take a laugh wherever I can when everything sucks this hard.