Google is marching ahead in locking down Android, via its developer registration mandate.
I am hopeful that we will find a way - through regulatory intervention or otherwise - to preserve software freedom on Android, including for apps available via @fdroidorg , but I am not overly optimistic.
(Sure, it doesn't affect non-Google Android, but that is irrelevant to many, many Android users.)
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/06/android-developer-verification.html?m=1
At this rate the SailfishOS based Commodore phone might be our only hope 🤷♂️
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@simonzerafa @neil @fdroidorg and that Commodore phone has a locked down app store too anyway
@falken @neil @fdroidorg
Well that's no use to anyone. It will need to be jailbroken in sort order.