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Keep Android Open
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 an app’s private signing key
- Listing all current and future application identifiers
Sign the open letter. And get active to help oppose the enactment of the policy in other ways listed on the website. Are there any more ways to oppose this?
Forget it. Privacy-wise, Android is a sinking ship, they can do whatever. I’m out.
Where’re you headed?
I mean, Linux mobile is the only viable path forward, despite its poor present state
poor is a understatement, its a pet project at this point.
I hate to agree with you but I can’t deny the reality. Even with what FSF is trying it’ll be really hard for Linux phones to break into current market…
GrapheneOS for now until Liberux NEXX becomes a thing or whatever linux phone with good enough security, privacy, and hardware. I’m most hopeful for liberux due to the hardware and the desktop mode so you can use it like a PC.
The link is currently dead, but it seems to be the official one.
I couldn’t access their crowdfunding page either, so maybe they’re dead and gone?
When searching for it, multiple sources mention there’s a risk of it being a scam, but it’s hard to tell:
Source (Digitec.ch)
Another source (Liliputing.com) mentioning the possibility of it being a scam.
It’s also possible they just didn’t reach their crowdfunding goals, and had to end the project.
If anyone here knows more about this, I’m interested!
Thanks for the info and details. I’m hoping its real but maybe its best to wait till the 2nd round of production or something, let the journalists and tech reviewers be the guinea pigs for the next crowdfunding.
That’s odd. The site loads fine for me.
I still get “This site can’t be reached” (ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED). Not sure why, but maybe their domain is included in some blocklist I use in Adguard Home on my router? I haven’t checked that.
I’ve heard that Graphene is working on going outside of Pixel only project.
https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1s/
It’s a Linux phone on Debian that uses Android drivers, so all the normal functions (calls, SMS, etc.) work perfectly. Battery life is a full day.
lol. oh you sweet summer child. there is still going to be backdoors on that hardware. your never going to get true privacy with technology.
It’s better than nothing, innit?
Depends on your threat model to be honest. Android (grapheneOS) has significantly more security measures than a Linux phone. Android was designed with mobile security threats in mind from the ground up
I think I like the buy Google Pixel, to degoogle. Microsoft really should have done better wuth there platform. USA lost Nokia & Windows together.
id rather not kneecap my UX on my mobile device for just more of the same issues but i get to have linux on my phone, and do mostly nothing.
Ideally, to a Linux phone. If not, a regular dumb phone. I’m staying with Android until September 2026 at the latest, so I have time to figure it out.
@mikedd @onlooker did somebody try LineageOS? Any thoughts?
It’s Android.
I understand your frustration. I think this pill would be easier to swallow, if USA sold all phones unlocked, so you could add graphine os, etc. If I’m paying gaming PC proces for a handheld, I want full control.