Post by @fasnix

Tuta
@Tutanota @mastodon.social
Screenshot from Keep Android Open website:

Your phone is about to stop being yours.

92 DAYS UNTIL LOCKDOWN

Starting in 2027*, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by
Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't
registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and
handed over government ID.

Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt-
out.
Screenshot from Keep Android Open website: Your phone is about to stop being yours. 92 DAYS UNTIL LOCKDOWN Starting in 2027*, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID. Every app and every device, worldwide, with no opt- out.

🚨 GOOGLE IS KILLING ANDROID FREEDOM. 🚨

This #DiDay we call on you to take action & sign the petition:
change.org/p/keep-android-open

Because Google must not decide what you can & can't download on YOUR Android device.

This undermines one of Android’s defining features: the freedom to install software from wherever you choose. 😤

#Android is supposed to be open, & your phone should be yours → NOT GOOGLES.

It’s time to support open alternatives like @GrapheneOS ✊

More: tuta.com/blog/android-side-loa

Michele Adduci
@madduci @mastodon.social

@Tutanota @GrapheneOS I would love to support GrapheneOS, but it works only on flagship phones. Cheap phones (< €300)seem to be out of scope

flo
@fasnix

@madduci@mastodon.social
Two years ago, I got myself a used Pixel 7A for around 160€.
Still works perfectly fine with GrapheneOS.

@Tutanota @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social

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Michele Adduci
@madduci @mastodon.social

@fasnix @GrapheneOS we are talking about a 4+year old phone which was a flagship one when it came out. What about modern phones that aren't flagships and are < €300? (Example: Motorola G 56, Samsung A1x/2x series or similar)

flo
@fasnix

@madduci@mastodon.social
You're right, of course.
However, that's a question I cannot answer.

@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social

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MiljaH
@milja @social.netdynamics.eu

@fasnix
Lucky you, here even version 6 costs at least that.

@madduci @GrapheneOS