VITecNet@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGoogle plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verificationarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10cross-posted to: android@lemmy.world
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minus-squareGreg Clarke@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoI don’t want to distribute apps, I just want to be able to install whatever I want on the hardware I own.
minus-squaremodem_down@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI feel the same way, but can you explain how a VPN would help achieve that in the face of Google’s proposed developer verification scheme?
minus-squareundrwater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMy first thought reading this was that the “cool down” period to install (side load apps) would also be waived. That’s not what this says though.
minus-squareSuper Mega Ultra Edition DX Unleashed 64@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down7·2 months agoWhy do people seem to think ungoogled won’t just become ‘unverified’ and the world won’t just keep spinning as usual? This sucks for anyone with a stock phone, sure. Oh no, I can’t use my banking app! Oh no! 🙄 Guess you’ll actively have to remember your balance. The horror.
minus-squaresnrkl@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI already can’t access many (and growing to MOST) government services without my government’s “my gov” app. The mygov app won’t install/run on my devices as it is not a stock Android OS. I’m LITERALLY unable to gain access to many government services without having to run a less secure “stock” device. This isn’t an “oh my, what an inconvenience” situation over here. It becomes an actual life limiting event.
minus-squareSuper Mega Ultra Edition DX Unleashed 64@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhat hellhole is this when the US typically has no such requirement? If this is a country in the EU, y’all need to step up and tell US to fuck off,
minus-squaremycodesucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoComputers still exist and they still have browsers and they still work for your bank’s website. Even in the browser of an unverified phone.
I don’t want to distribute apps, I just want to be able to install whatever I want on the hardware I own.
I feel the same way, but can you explain how a VPN would help achieve that in the face of Google’s proposed developer verification scheme?
My first thought reading this was that the “cool down” period to install (side load apps) would also be waived.
That’s not what this says though.
Why do people seem to think ungoogled won’t just become ‘unverified’ and the world won’t just keep spinning as usual?
This sucks for anyone with a stock phone, sure.
Oh no! 🙄 Guess you’ll actively have to remember your balance. The horror.
I already can’t access many (and growing to MOST) government services without my government’s “my gov” app.
The mygov app won’t install/run on my devices as it is not a stock Android OS.
I’m LITERALLY unable to gain access to many government services without having to run a less secure “stock” device.
This isn’t an “oh my, what an inconvenience” situation over here.
It becomes an actual life limiting event.
What hellhole is this when the US typically has no such requirement?
If this is a country in the EU, y’all need to step up and tell US to fuck off,
Computers still exist and they still have browsers and they still work for your bank’s website.
Even in the browser of an unverified phone.