I’m in mainland China and our locally-selling devices are of cource non-googled, and the “local” protections can be disabled or ignored.
But I still cannot get much involved in f-droid because GitLab killed my account >:-(
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Yes some of us buy smuggled Pixels… Now I wonder if there’ll be a reversion XD
BTW I use MIUI
So it’s there any chances that something can bypass the sidelocking feature and making un-verified apk work on any Android device once again?
Besides changing ROMs or Re-boot.
we can’t read the future, better fight against this in the present
eg. use kind words and explain to Google why this is bad: Android developer verification requirements
I’m doubtful this could be listened. Mostly big company won’t listen costumer’s voice if there’s no riot.
Also where is this feedback origin source? I want to share the form but I wanna make sure this source is clean. (Sorry if mistook you but I have to make sure it’s safe.)
see “share your feedback” on Android developer console | Android developer verification | Android Developers
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There is nothing to be done except sue Google.
Google will introduce this in a year and nothing will change.
The result of the lawsuits with Apple is known. Third-party stores for iOS have appeared in EU countries.
And as a resident of a sanctioned country, no one will give me google play store developer account. Google will simply ban my account after sending all necessary documents.
Therefore, personally, I am simply finishing with open source development for Android.
I had plans to finish system shock 1 Android port, make of OpenXRay Android port, make a OpenGothic Android port and release all this ports at fdroid. Thanks to Google, this will never happen
Open source development for Android is dead.
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I believe in the futurue somehow Google will sued too if they keep doing shit like this. And they will be forced to re-applies third party apps again.
I wrote about this and more here: Blog - Divested Computing
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I just deleted system update app via Canta (shizuku powered debloater). Better not to receive updates than crappy walled garden with proprietary crap.
P.S: If this won’t work in long term, I am going to ditch smartphones and move to something on native Linux.
I will simple buy IOS device instead Android and will write something for it.
This is will be better, than this Android devices with this verification.
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but Apple wants the same thing, I don’t follow…
Regarding:
Google to require developer identification, even for sideloading
What are f-droids’ thoughts on dealing with this?
It looks like nothing more than a further attempt by Google to crush privacy; move towards the EU’s tight controls on shutting down anonymous users; and get more Apple-complete-control-like.
I don’t really think it is security, protect the user thing. Really.
smartphones with native Linux are quite difficult to buy in the current situation in Russia
And I can easily buy any iOS device in any store.
And unlike Google, Apple does not ban developers from Russia who write software only for themselves or to open source.
I don’t want to buy any new Android device anymore with this news.
It’s not known, which new restrictions Google will come up with in the near future.
iOS… Yup they’d be hot sales if they get side loading tomorrow.
@sandstranger
Are pinephones (made in China; and running Gnu/Linux) an option for you?
They do it not because of “evil”. They do this because of war. (Seriously? I am defending evil corp?) But FYI, I have relatives in ua and few friends in ru (now they are expats because they are now can be jailed because of anti-war protests). I hope this whole war thing will end soon.
And I think banning ru devs is good thing (even if I am against censorship). Don’t hit me with rocks please, until you end reading. The thing is not only devs can do so. But some shit with no privacy and surveillance (like Max (or how that crap called) messenger that became laughing stock in DE). Banning devs prevents (or make more difficult) to spread such crap. Why crap? Tied to ID, no E2EE, proprietary.
Actually it is really difficult to get something Linux only I’ve in de. I had a pain to get some linux-only phones. And I also had headache how to send them to relatives in ua. But that is whole different story and off-topic.
Actually on linux-only phones you can install emulator of android (like anbox or Waydroid (probably)). But on android you cannot install fully functional Linux emulator
Google do it only due to sanctions, not any others things.
The ban of corporations that write software for Russia is clear and understandable. Even banning Russian devs, who is writing software for Google play is understandable.
But here’s the problem: Google Play has a lot of apps from Russian corporations that haven’t been banned yet. such as Russian Post and many others.
And Russian corporations will easily bypass Google’s new restrictions due to a lot of money
Why Google don’t ban such corporations, but ban me?
Can you tell me the reason? I can answer to you - money.
Also a lot of other reasons and actions from these corporations, but I won’t write about them.
When you will grow up, you’ll learn about them
I don’t put any software on Google Play, I am writing it only for myself for home usage and for others people, who wanted to use it.
Even if I will leave Russia, Google will still ban me
Only changing the citizenship of the country will help.
Banning the ability to write software on Android only because of belonging to a certain nationality and not banning applications of large Russian corporations, because this corporations has a lot of money is racism and hypocrisy.
I hope you will grow up someday and understand, that big money always solves problems for corporations even under sanctions, where nothing is available to ordinary people.
Sorry, but there will be no further dialogue.
You still need a developer account right? $99 /year ?
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