Are you sure it won’t apply? As far as I understand, it’ll apply to all devices with Google services installed. Which includes most ROMs, as well as non-Google ROMs after you manually install gapps. Is my understanding off?
SkeletorOfDeath@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have LineageOS on my second phone, so the issue doesn’t apply to custom ROMs, as the developers assured me. On my main phone, however, I still have the stock ROM because it’s a new and expensive phone, and there are no custom ROMs for it yet, especially as it’s a MediaTek. If they try to block sideloading, it would be a good time to report it to the European Union.
DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2 days ago
eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
On GrapheneOS Play Services is sanboxed, so it cant affect other installation sources. It’s just one source of many.
Ihnivid@feddit.org 2 days ago
Affected devices
The requirements apply to all “Google-certified Android devices” which includes:
Devices with Google Play Store Devices with Google Mobile Services (GMS) Devices with Play Protect All mainstream Android devices from manufacturers including Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola, OnePlus, and Google Pixel
Custom ROMs without Google services & uncertified devices are not affected by these restrictions.
From the link
SkeletorOfDeath@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I don’t have Google services, nor do I ever plan to install them. I’m perfectly happy with F-Droid, Aurora Store and NeoStore.
zeca@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Soon aurora store may stop working. They could add some crap to the apks in the play store that checks whether the phone has google services. So either the devs put their apks somewhere, or they put their binaries on the play store, which will just be a useless blob for those that dont have play services. Then we get another shitty cat an mouse game about spoofing play services, them catching up, on repeat.
Eagle0110@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Just get root, and it wouldn’t be too difficult to bypass.
I already bypass many of Google’s stupid and arbitrary restrictions like their minimal SDK version requirement for side-loading apps and such with Magisk and Xposed modules.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They also stopped support that allowed for easier development of custom ROMs a couple weeks back. So it’s not good news for custom ROMs. Either someone needs to form Android for good, or Linux phones are our next best bet.
Back in 2019 when the leadership changed, they moved to be 100% about advertising, which is why Google started going browser fingerprint tracking. Invasive is the name of the game. Within 6 months of that, they’re also locking down their entire ecosystem like Apples does, specifically to squeeze more data out for advertising. This isn’t an action taken in a vacuum.