I'm not quite sure what to make of this:
"[...] Google will require every Android developer to register centrally with Google before their apps can run on certified Android devices [...]"
This obviously sucks for developers, but do I understand correctly that there's no impact on non-certified devices? As I already want to free myself from Google I don't have any problem with that!
https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/03/google-closing-android-ecosystem/
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2026-09-30 10:03:08 UTC
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