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Keep android open (lemmy.today)
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In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

  • Paying a fee to Google

  • Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions

  • Providing government identification

  • Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key

  • Listing all current and future application identifiers

  • The link is https://keepandroidopen.org/

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[-] cyberfae@piefed.social 16 points 5 months ago

I hope custom rom devs will be able to disable this

[-] afporritt1001@lemmy.today 9 points 5 months ago

Same I use grapheneos onto to my pixel 9a

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

I mean surely, they have direct access to the AOSP code, I'm sure they can just remove the anti freedom parts.

[-] zeca@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago

... If the source keeps being published.

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

They literally have to by law, it's GPL software that's how the license works.

[-] zeca@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Arent they already sitting on the sources of Android 16 QPR1? Im not familiar with the legal implications of these licenses, but i wouldnt be surprised of they decided to fight in the courts to keep the android sources for themselves somehow.

[-] afporritt1001@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago

I hope so

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