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ardi60@reddthat.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

if this policy is implemented. the easiest thing for noobs will be get a Chinese phone without certification from Google storage.googleapis.com/…/supported_devices.html like huawei (you can get a GMS support with emulator like Gbox)

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mnmalst@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The problem I see is that the independent app market will not survive this if the audience of “normal” Android devices is gone. Most devs won’t bother developing apps that are not available on the play store, so alternative roms are not a solution in most markets.

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- brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  They will for the Chinese market, whatever that’s worth.
  
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