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   Kevie 🇬🇧🇨🇾 (kevie@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Monday, 14-Sep-2026 16:01:24 JST Kevie 🇬🇧🇨🇾

   • Keep Android Open

   F-Droid, home to thousands of free and open-source Android apps, calls Google's developer verification an "existential threat." An estimated 85% of F-Droid apps could face distribution issues because their developers signed through F-Droid, not through Google. @keepandroidopen #KeepAndroidOpen https://keepandroidopen.org

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     Kevie 🇬🇧🇨🇾 (kevie@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Monday, 14-Sep-2026 16:42:56 JST Kevie 🇬🇧🇨🇾

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     • Keep Android Open

     @DoomBananas @keepandroidopen I think this is the final bit of encouragement I need to finally purchase a Fairphone (or give Ubuntu phone/UBPorts another go)

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     DoomBananas 🇳🇴 (doombananas@snabelen.no)'s status on Monday, 14-Sep-2026 16:42:57 JST DoomBananas 🇳🇴

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     • Keep Android Open

     @kevie @keepandroidopen If Google monsters this through some hard choices needs to be made or maybe walk around with two phones?

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     Jules 🍺 (julesbl@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Monday, 14-Sep-2026 17:01:29 JST Jules 🍺

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     • Keep Android Open

     @kevie @keepandroidopen
     Well surprise, surprise only the apps authenticated by the lying, thieving, spying corporation are allowed 😡