https://keepandroidopen.org/cta/
Article
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Campaign opposing Google’s proposed Android policy requiring central developer registration
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Change would require all app developers to register with Google before distributing
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Enforcement via Google Mobile Services, not AOSP — affects most commercial Android
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Petition collecting signatures to pressure Google to abandon the requirement
Discussion
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Key insight: Google Play Services, not AOSP, is the real lock-in vector
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Commenters note GrapheneOS and GMS-free forks would be unaffected
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Fragmentation argument: OEM diversity currently forces Google to maintain baseline openness
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Calls for a genuinely free mobile OS alternative rather than just pressuring Google
Discuss on HN
