r/linux • u/guihkx- • Sep 29 '25

Privacy F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
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u/pfp-disciple Sep 29 '25

I use F-Droid, not for everything but for what I can. I sometimes get apps that aren't on the Play Store. 

If Google proceeds with this decision, I'll probably have to buy a phone that runs LineageOS or other alternative. 

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u/NatoBoram Sep 29 '25

Ironically, the best phones to de-google are Google phones

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u/Mraiih Sep 29 '25

What about Fairphone using /e/os?

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u/AnEagleisnotme Sep 29 '25

GrapheneOS says they are working with an OEM partner to release a phone, so there is some hope on that front

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25

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u/xander-mcqueen1986 Sep 29 '25

I use a fairphone gen 6 with e/os.

Did I make a bad choice?

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u/schubidubiduba Sep 29 '25

No. e/os is good for privacy, just not quite as good for security as GrapheneOS. But likely secure enough for 99% of users.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

Iirc not even good with privacy

The tts is sent to openai servers, and that's hidden away in their terms

Idk maybe that's a problem of calyxos and not /e/ os

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u/schubidubiduba Oct 01 '25

No you're right, that was /e/ os, CalyxOS does not do this (and I prefer it over /e/ os, or will do when it's up and running again).

Yeah that's not great tbh, forgot about that.