F-Droid sees Google’s plans as a threat to FOSS apps.

In a blog post, F-Droid staff say that Google’s plan to force devs outside Google Play to register with the company threatens to kill alternative app stores like F-Droid.

  • lennee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 days ago

    my next phone is gonna be a linux phone regardless of any downsides, im sick of this shit

  • jared@mander.xyzEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Hey alphabet/google STOP BEING EVIL

    Obligatory FUCK GOOGLE for good measure.

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I mean, it kind of sounds like it’s time to start looking for alternatives to Android. Linux phones work well enough, but there isn’t a good reason to migrate right now, and the app library for Android is more mature. If the app library is cut off at the knees, then there’s a reason to migrate.