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.
No. That’s not how it works. Remove gapps (which is the default when you install the OS). Install fdroid. Install app.
Google can push code changes down to ROMs the ROMs can remove it. That’s the point of open source. The only problem here is closed source trash like gapps, which will get removed from more phones if this change goes into effect
keepee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
How?
quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 day ago
Because more people will use fdroid after they strip gapps off their phones, and no longer have access to google play.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
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
quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 day ago
No. That’s not how it works. Remove gapps (which is the default when you install the OS). Install fdroid. Install app.
Google can push code changes down to ROMs the ROMs can remove it. That’s the point of open source. The only problem here is closed source trash like gapps, which will get removed from more phones if this change goes into effect