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(DIR) Post #AzfwOhNdnc4tunuG6y by fdroidorg@floss.social
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#Google trips over its own words, when they sell you #Android it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything *you* want to.#Sideload is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk.What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading?What does Google? Here's #FDroid: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html
(DIR) Post #AzfzIcjITeVTcGpZ4K by mbpaz@mas.to
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@fdroidorg arguably, it's Google who is sideloading. If the device owner wants to install some software in his or her device direcly, that is the front door, not some side entrance.
(DIR) Post #AzfzciI5Vj5qehgQe8 by felix@wandering.shop
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@fdroidorg Hot take: Google can afford to do this chiefly for two reasons:1. They're one half of a duopoly.2. We all need a smartphone to function in modern society.If people knew they could buy a KaiOS phone and use it for 2FA or payments, Google might not be so cocky. If governments everywhere didn't keep threatening to eliminate cash, Google might not feel too big to fail. Demanding regulation is all good and well. I hope it works. But they'll just try again, like with Chat Control.
(DIR) Post #Azg8jgJe9PMg93oHBI by scalonnec@pouet.chapril.org
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@fdroidorg Keep going on guys 🙏❤️ but we do know what Android not became, but always be : Google's Monopoly toy. Time to switch to another system. Urgently we do need projects like @postmarketOS or Mobian to go from testers to full daily use, with smartphones built with open hardware. No way to keep Qualcomm/Android in this deal because one forces you to use the other one... Nice hardware and software locking system that Microsoft would love too !
(DIR) Post #Azg8oqL8JEgygKxyvQ by Matti_Vuori@mastodontti.fi
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@fdroidorg Google is sidecontrolling us...
(DIR) Post #AzgAyA3CatrUKQ9NaK by donelias@mastodon.cr
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@fdroidorg sideloading is a made up "fault", like the made up crime of jaywalking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFn7MiJz_s
(DIR) Post #AzgFI5FGZOTf26Y44e by aho@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg shouldn't sideloading actually mean applications that gets installed without your consent which google seem to be quite good at pushing applications I never asked for like Android System SafetyCore
(DIR) Post #AzgK3n3psj4mLsCoee by zetabeta@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg short:i think android as a open system is over. it is only a matter of time when it dies.i thought somewhere around 2015 that android was fixable into open system, even that time there was too much google in it.now we need fresh start .... unfortunately.(f-droid probably do not want to hear this.)(apple is already closed, now even macs.)
(DIR) Post #AzgMDJR750L3HElIDA by monkeyben@mastodon.sdf.org
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@fdroidorgI'm not absolving the A holes at Google but I think the Trump regime could have told them to do this. They don't want period apps that don't share information with them or apps that thwart ICE efforts etc. Verified developers will have to play nicely with the regimes wishes.
(DIR) Post #AzgWnuqWT2EtGgju8u by rexi@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg Better than burners for demos?This:TorServices (alpha)The simplest, fastest, smallest Tor proxy app (early test release)https://f-droid.org/packages/org.torproject.torservices/
(DIR) Post #AzgXN6Vj5g6ta3n6fI by jackyan@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg Quick question, if you donʼt mind, since I canʼt find this anywhere online. The 'outside of China' qualifier in your post: does this mean Chinese-spec, non-Google phones (which are still Android) will escape Googleʼs draconian measures?
(DIR) Post #Azgg6gmNtGtYjLpXQO by skedarwarrior@techhub.social
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@fdroidorg 1000%
(DIR) Post #Azh1LQxR5zbf2cs6qW by Milu@mastodonczech.cz
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@fdroidorgThis is the last straw from google. I will go to graphene OS. However, if there will be such a monstrous monopoly owned by google without any solid competition, de-googling will be difficult for the average user. Unfortunately, most users don't care about this case.
(DIR) Post #Azh6maw8bLMJa32F1c by GOKUSHRM@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg no use of anything until u start ur own OS/device with the help of other foss community developers... Start collaboration with investors... Make a good product and sell it at very budget price...
(DIR) Post #AzhZaDakT8bGNBTtRo by technobaboo@ordinary.cafe
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@fdroidorg https://www.uploadvr.com/android-xr-apk-for-that-no-need-for-pc-phone/he's in for a rude awakening when android XR bring closed source and such catches up with him
(DIR) Post #Azhf6SgmNANmEYUpHc by gamingagainstv@games.ngo
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@fdroidorg Our nonprofit group's award winning, prosocial, non-violent video games were removed by #Google.🤥 They claimed that we had misled them by classifying them as #educational. Google purported to know more about our work than we do.🎮 Our free games about #consent and #healthyrelationships were unilaterally removed from Google Play, making it much tougher for us to reach and help young people.🧡 The ubiquity of smartphones make game marketplaces a necessary channel for us to reach #adolescents directly.#indiegames #publichealth #violenceprevention #DVAM #antitrust #criticalthinking #dh #undueinfluence #duopoly #education #students @stopTDV
(DIR) Post #Azidw0BNbAWc8ADYum by thinklogically@mas.to
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@fdroidorg This is what happen when people kept promoting iPhone.Hopefully, linux mobile phone gets more attentions.
(DIR) Post #AzjA25eHNxqlM1gMam by anders@mastodon.online
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@fdroidorg are they not violating the copyright of the linuxkernel?
(DIR) Post #AzjQ7iDJ1nFBfxlhOi by fdroidorg@floss.social
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@gamingagainstv @stopTDV But is it #FLOSS ?
(DIR) Post #AzjQHroGClXqKitapE by fdroidorg@floss.social
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@jackyan China distributions don't use Google Services, which are usually the way to enforce this. Then again some Chinese OEMs do things like this for a while now, maybe easier to disable but still problematic.
(DIR) Post #AzjiLBUFIgc1P9GWUC by jackyan@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg Thank you! I couldnʼt find an answer to this online, really glad you knew.
(DIR) Post #Azk0sf10KlQ7iThUO0 by stopTDV@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg @gamingagainstv No, not truly #floss. Our games are free and can be shared freely; no DRM.But, due to the nature of the games, we don't allow changes to the meaning and nature of the narratives.The games are non-violent, trauma-informed, and designed for ages 11-15. Topics include #consent and #abuse #prevention. We won't allow the games to be adapted into something violent or harmful.This approach limits our reach - but helps us protect students from harmful content.
(DIR) Post #Azk6cggKy8sBydnfoO by grimace@linuxrocks.online
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@fdroidorg Would you consider #sideload a form of gaslighting?
(DIR) Post #AzkAG4mBcWerrQ0f0S by fdroidorg@floss.social
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@stopTDV @gamingagainstv Even if it can't be in the f-droid.org repo, you can always host your own repo with your apps. See https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Setup_an_F-Droid_App_Repo/
(DIR) Post #AzkDAEYwcb5IKzio9Q by stopTDV@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorg @gamingagainstv @crecente Thank you, this is great to know! We use F-Droid but didn't realize we could host a repository with our apps. We still have some work to do to finish getting our environment setup properly; once that's done we will add a repository. Thanks again!
(DIR) Post #AzpH9ORzkCPgK17pvE by Carsten_O@neander.social
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@fdroidorg I understand what you mean.Got my @fairphone and installed @murena /e/OS A15 from @gael .So #Google deny to let #AndroidAuto work. Not because it is dangerous, just because they can.This is, what happens if companies own infrastructure, they bully people.
(DIR) Post #AzynsdDicgou7HhbN2 by steppl@mastodon.social
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@fdroidorgPreferring #android over #apple back then was the option of being able to install from outside of the App/Playstore.