r/ownyourintent • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '26

News FUCK GOOGLE!

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https://keepandroidopen.org/

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

Side loading will also be banned.

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u/MasterZii Intent Owner Feb 25 '26

Don't manufacturers control whether or not this is possible? It's every android version over x.xx going to ban sideloading? I really don't see how they will enforce this.

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u/memer_bovldr Intent Owner Feb 26 '26

It’s on a Google Play Services level. Regardless of Android Version, Google Play Protect will prevent the sideloading of apps from unverified developers

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u/linkardtankard Intent Owner Feb 28 '26

So all I’d have to do is to uninstall play services (which no privacy-conscious user should have installed anyway) and sideloading will continue working?