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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Uhmmm…

    You do realize that this is on the OS level don’t you?.. It’s android itself.

    They can remove the Google apps off of their phone but according to the device verification policy, unknown sources not tied to a real verified developer ID will just simply be blocked from installing. Yes that especially includes from F-Droid. Hell you won’t even be able to install FDroid.

    And Joe schmoe and Johnny Q Public with their Samsung bootloader locked phone will not be able to just “remove this”

    Realistically, if this fully rolls out the only users that are going to be able to bypass this will Chinese android users and Pixel PowerUsers running GrapheneOS. All other android OEM manufacturers are going to have a “certified” android build which means developer verification required.

    So no. This isn’t good for anyone.