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[return to "Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android"]
1. mrblue+nB[view] [source] 2025-08-25 21:38:16
>>kotaKa+(OP)
> The requirement will go into effect in September 2026 for users in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Google notes how these countries have been “specifically impacted by these forms of fraudulent app scams.” Verification will then apply globally from 2027 onwards.

At least most of the world has until 2027 to install LineageOS or GrapheneOS.

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2. Night_+7F[view] [source] 2025-08-25 21:58:04
>>mrblue+nB
>At least most of the world has until 2027 to install LineageOS or GrapheneOS.

Which only work on a tiny, almost insignificant sub-set of phones. If you don't have one of those, you're screwed.

Not to mention the bootloader is getting locked down so you can't even install one of these in the first place.

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3. DanOpc+yj1[view] [source] 2025-08-26 03:52:41
>>Night_+7F
Next time you buy a phone, buy a supported model. Right?
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