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Keep Android Open (Stop Google from limiting APK file usage) (c.org)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I think the goal is to push it silently as a Google system service, rather than wait for manufacturers to ship an OS or app store update.

There’s a real possibility your phone already has Android Developer Verifier installed and sitting dormant until enforcement begins.

You can check for the package now:

"com.google.android.verifier"

If it's there...well...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Yep, just reinstall the OS so that's removed, and you're unimpacted. Easy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Like herpes, it comes back :) The second you connect to WiFi or mobile data....

    If you want to avoid it - for good - you need to install CFW. Or you need to play whackamole with firewalls. But those come with other issues.

    Big evil knows what they're doing - switching it off and on again won't fool em for long (if at all) :(

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    No, it doesn't come back. Google will not be installed by default.

    I've never had it on my phone because I never add gapps when installing Android.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Well sure, if you're installing CFW or aosp and you don't need the ever increasing cruft that seems to rely on Play store authentication. Never install GApps, done.

    Some folks (not you or I) need to access play store to install their apps (I think even WhatsApp and Signal need it now; I couldn't install it on my phone), 2FA, transport apps, bank apps etc.

    Catch 22 for them.

    • degoogled phone....but can't install all the apps they need
    • Google ecosystem... but at whims of Google.
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