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Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe (www.bluewin.ch)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50130760

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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Shocker. I do however wonder what prevents someone from downloading and installing the apk to their phone. Am I wrong in believing this is a real way to bypass them leaving a market?

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  • [–] 33 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    what prevents someone from downloading and installing the apk to their phone

    google.

    https://www.androidsage.com/2025/08/26/google-blocks-sideloading-of-android-apps/

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    So first step is installing an alternative phone OS then.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    yeah, except according to my understanding of the topic, there is not much adult alternatives. graphene will have the same problem.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    If you are running Android Open Source Project without Google Play Services, Google has no control. However, manufacturers could be pressured into locking bootloaders and then no one gets AOSP or GrapheneOS at all.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    Doesn't Signal work with phone numbers? They will probably block every EU number from accessing the service to protect themselves legally. Maybe you could use something like jmp.chat to circumvent that? Probably need a VPN as well to mask your IP. In any case, it will decimate the user base, so you're left chatting with yourself anyway.

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