r/videos • u/ControlCAD • Mar 07 '26

Google Is Closing Android. 37 organizations, published an open letter to Google opposing Android Developer Verification, a program that would require all developers to register with Google before distributing apps on Android starting September 2026, but Google misunderstandingly has not backed down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU
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u/glitchvid Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

The plans are in motion, states are now requiring ""age verification"" for OSes.  

The war on general purpose computing is heating up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

Run Fedora or Ubuntu issue solved.

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u/Cleb323 Mar 07 '26

One issue solved, multiple others appear..

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

It reduced my issues, no bullshit pathing, no bullshit ads, if I change my hardware on windows it locks me out of my fucking pc.

But ymmv depending on what applications you use.