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
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Are you talking about custom ROMs?
There’s no option to refuse Google app when on Android especially the play store
quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 day ago
First thing you should do when you buy any device is reinstall the OS. And, by default, gapps is absent.