<![CDATA[Remember?]]>Remember? "Sideloading" is here to stay, and won't go away, they said? Don't be afraid, they said? Something something "we heard you"? Suuuure! Who would ever doubt it!

Attached the copy of a mail developers with apps in the PlayStore CURRENTLY receive. Please, read the text in the red box carefully:

"Apps not registered by September 2026 WILL NO LONGER BE INSTALLABLE ON CERTIFIED ANDROID DEVICES in select countries."

See an exception there? I don't.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/748dc0de-6734-4f3d-bc5b-a507cb0239db/rememberRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:42:26 GMTThu, 16 Apr 2026 18:20:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:51:43 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid @kasiandra How many of these candidates are available here in Brazil (one of the first "select countries" where these apps will no longer be installable)? I can only find official Android, Apple, and feature phones for sale. Importing is not an alternative since phone models not certified by ANATEL will be rejected by customs.

I'd love to have alternatives, but I haven't seen one sold in my country since the old Nokia days.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cesarb/statuses/116417069304342550https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cesarb/statuses/116417069304342550Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:51:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:31:40 GMT]]>@landelare Windows defender? (looks at the windows) hm, I don't have curtains there, but some gaze to keep the flies out, cannot hurt, right? Wait… you don't mean to put something MS on your computer? 😱 I've kicked that out of my windows back in 1995, and never regretted it…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IzzyOnDroid/statuses/116416990426527242https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IzzyOnDroid/statuses/116416990426527242Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:31:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:26:51 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid In other news, Windows Defender is a literal malware delivery vehicle https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/RedSun

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416971475189920https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416971475189920Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:26:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:24:15 GMT]]>@ItsePerkele @seanking @IzzyOnDroid I haven't seen this level of invasive crap since Internet Explorer toolbars. It was fascinating (in a bad way) to see the experience of an average Android user.

encore/2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416961281343952https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416961281343952Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:24:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:23:41 GMT]]>@landelare please don't get me started on that topic, or we won't get much sleep tonight… They want to control safety for the world, but cannot even keep their own house clean. And having their "Safe" browsing block innocent sites because of false positives, while keeping their own sites out of their scanners reach (or storage.googleapis.com would have long been gone)… 🤐

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IzzyOnDroid/statuses/116416959078329385https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IzzyOnDroid/statuses/116416959078329385Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:23:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:20:18 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid @Numerfolt I'm honestly in awe of your optimism, with a healthy dose of envy. I would like very few things more than for you to be right.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416945737587067https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416945737587067Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:20:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:19:15 GMT]]>@landelare Depends on your interpretation of "fast enough". We're talking Billionaires there, they can never get enough, especially not fast enough… 🤷‍♂️ And I'm with you there: my hopes for "enough people might refuse", you need a microscope to find. Only my hope of "enough noise to force action", is a little bit higher… @Numerfolt

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IzzyOnDroid/statuses/116416941596015845https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IzzyOnDroid/statuses/116416941596015845Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:19:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:59 GMT]]>@ItsePerkele @seanking @IzzyOnDroid This is a real problem, but Google is twisting it to harvest even more data while not addressing it at all, and no one in (political) power is doing anything to call out this bullshit.

2/2 why are we doing this crap in 2026

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416940545464692https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416940545464692Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:21 GMT]]>@ItsePerkele @seanking @IzzyOnDroid Statistically, that's most users. I had to deal with this, a phone had at least a dozen basic-utility-looking apps that were ad/ notification spam delivery fronts. All from the Play Store, of course, because that's very safe and secure. The user in this instance was about to discard the "broken" phone and buy a new one before I stepped in.

1/2 because mastodon is dumb

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416938078524101https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416938078524101Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:12:18 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid @Numerfolt That sounds like hopium overdose.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416914314929669https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116416914314929669Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:12:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:09:38 GMT]]>@kasiandra @IzzyOnDroid The portions of SailfishOS made by Jolla are largely closed source. It's also a massive regression for privacy and security from the Android Open Source Project. The approach to Android app compatibility doesn't work well and has atrocious privacy and security.

Only the Russian government was able to fork SailfishOS due to their partnership. Jolla was partnered with the Russian government from 2015 through 2023 with Russin owning a substantial portion of the company.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://grapheneos.social/users/GrapheneOS/statuses/116416903805900754https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://grapheneos.social/users/GrapheneOS/statuses/116416903805900754Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:09:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:06:11 GMT]]>@webkitten @IzzyOnDroid I don't suppose there's been any news about the Motorola partnership and when a phone might be available? All I've seen so far has been related to "developing future phones".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/groxx/statuses/116416890217543121https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/groxx/statuses/116416890217543121Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:06:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:51:40 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid @murena, care to comment?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/fluidlogic/statuses/116416833185670760https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/fluidlogic/statuses/116416833185670760Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:51:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:51:13 GMT]]>@andymouse

Basically, it only doesn't effect you if you don't run stock android, and even then it does because it hampers people developing FOSS apps you would use.

@IzzyOnDroid

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/115708188881910739/statuses/116416831397552159https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/115708188881910739/statuses/116416831397552159Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:51:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:46:05 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid sideloading aka NORMALLY INSTALLING APPS ON MY PHONE AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/danvolchek/statuses/116416811209770918https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/danvolchek/statuses/116416811209770918Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:46:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:38:55 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid @Gauss

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/zayn/statuses/116416783006355305https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/zayn/statuses/116416783006355305Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:38:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:37:30 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid@floss.social this sucks
really considering using LineageOS over this

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://capivarinha.club/notes/al5mj91zbpfh00bmhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://capivarinha.club/notes/al5mj91zbpfh00bmThu, 16 Apr 2026 22:37:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:29:02 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid At some point, as it's happening with operating systems, someone at a national or European level, should say stop it. Should say fine, any phone not open to users' will has to cease to exist on our territory. Any public administration has to be forbidden developing applications that don't run at least on a tertiary open system.
Note that in the large numbers Europe relies for _any_ comms on two (2) US oligarchs.
I fear I will not witness anything changing for the rest of my life.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116092650648397225/statuses/116416744171301109https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116092650648397225/statuses/116416744171301109Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:29:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:19:55 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid Hmm. So I'm on a custom rom, downloading my apps though Fdroid and if not OSS, Aurora store.

Does this impact me?

I'll do keepandroidopen anyway, but just wondering.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/andymouse/statuses/116416708292620740https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/andymouse/statuses/116416708292620740Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:19:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:12:12 GMT]]>@EdyBolos @ki @IzzyOnDroid Sadly even of that I already have an example ready. When this enforcement becomes OS-based instead of app store based it is game over: https://fortune.com/2025/10/05/why-did-apple-google-remove-iceblock-app-immigration/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/SylvieLorxu/statuses/116416677952189587https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/SylvieLorxu/statuses/116416677952189587Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:12:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:57:40 GMT]]>@SylvieLorxu @ki @IzzyOnDroid Yup, or apps that certain governments don't like.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://androiddev.social/users/EdyBolos/statuses/116416620828458563https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://androiddev.social/users/EdyBolos/statuses/116416620828458563Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:57:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:47:36 GMT]]>@tillbtc @IzzyOnDroid The language of that letter suggests that apps will NOT still be installable, even with hurdles, in some countries. The ones they feel like they can get away with it in.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116416581220513368https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116416581220513368Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:47:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:46:14 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid @niedlichenacktschnecke Or a liberated ROM with GApps, if you want that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116416575872509399https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116416575872509399Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:36:31 GMT]]>@IzzyOnDroid "Apps not registered by September 2026 WILL NO LONGER BE INSTALLABLE ON CERTIFIED ANDROID DEVICES in select countries." would probably mean "You'll have to jump through all the hoops with the (for the time being, we'll make it worse down the line "for your safety") one day wait etc. in EU and some other few countries, otherwise fuck you".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bark.lgbt/users/foxes/statuses/116416537637263698https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bark.lgbt/users/foxes/statuses/116416537637263698Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:36:31 GMT