‘Time for Linux phones’: Android protests against major Google app change in September grow as developers warn ‘your phone is about to stop being yours’
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Android is about to become less open, and users aren't happy.
    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
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      29 minutes ago

      Untrue. You can install whatever you want on Samsung’s android variant.

      This change makes it so you can’t install software (such as F-Droid, NewPipe, Google Camera, Samsung Notes, etc.) from APK, unless you install them directly from Google’s Play Store [without going through unnecessary hoops and 24-hour delays].

      And, pretending “Samsung has been doing this for ages”, it doesn’t make it right.

      [Edit for clarity]