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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 2h ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
#Android offers what #Apple never did: you are the one deciding what runs on your device. Until now. ⚠️ Google’s developer verification scheme, with its 24h waiting period and app store fees of up to 16,000 USD a year, fades Android as an open platform. We question if Google is turning to Apple's business model. WE cannot afford two Apples. WE need to correct this course. Support our work: https://fsfe.org/donate/ 🗞️ https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20261109-01.en.html #KeepAndroidOpen #SoftwareFreedom
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Donate - FSFE

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Mario @mariob@liberdon.com
· 1d ago
Replying to
@Tutanota@mastodon.social I wonder how long until #android joins the #applePrison.
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Tuta @Tutanota@mastodon.social
· 2d ago
🚨56 DAYS LEFT → Google is killing Android Freedom 🚨 Take action and sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/keep-android-open-stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage #Google MUST NOT decide what you can & can't download on YOUR #Android device. This undermines one of Android’s defining features: the freedom to install software from wherever you choose. 💪 #Android is supposed to be open, & your phone should be yours → NOT GOOGLES. Find out more: https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google
Sign the Petition
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Sign the Petition

Keep Android Open (Stop Google from limiting APK file usage)

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Social coding commons @smallcircles@social.coop
· 3d ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google #Android, including #GrapheneOS https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report/issues/105 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50390124 #ASN #ASNBank #Banking #BigTech #EU #Wero #Payment
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ASN Bank · Issue #105 · PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report

Is there an existing issue for this? I have searched the existing issues App name ASN Bank Link to app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.devolksbank.asn.bankieren App version 2.40.2 ...

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heise Security @heisec@social.heise.de
· 5d ago
Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net
Google legt Botnetz lahm, beschuldigt Hersteller von Android-Set-Top-Boxen Ein Botnetz aus über einer Million infizierter Android-Geräte stammte offenbar vom Gerätehersteller selbst. Geräte waren ab Werk mit Malware verseucht. https://www.heise.de/news/Google-legt-Botnetz-lahm-beschuldigt-Hersteller-von-Android-Set-Top-Boxen-11510056.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon #Android #Botnet #Google #InternetderDinge #IT #Malware #news
Google legt Botnetz lahm, beschuldigt Hersteller von Android-Set-Top-Boxen
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Google legt Botnetz lahm, beschuldigt Hersteller von Android-Set-Top-Boxen

Ein Botnetz aus über einer Million infizierter Android-Geräte stammte offenbar vom Gerätehersteller selbst. Geräte waren ab Werk mit Malware verseucht.

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Cryptomator @cryptomator@mastodon.online
· 1w ago
🎉 It's here! The Document Provider for Android is now in beta. With the Document Provider, you can access your vaults directly from other apps on your Android device. 📂 Your vaults show up right in the Android Files app ✏️ Open, edit, and save vault files from any app that supports it 🔐 Still encrypted on your device before it reaches the cloud 👉 Join the beta and tell us what you think: https://cryptomator.org/blog/2026/10/30/beta-document-provider-fskit/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=beta-document-provider-fskit #Cryptomator #Android #Beta #Encryption #OpenSource
Two Betas: Document Provider for Android and FSKit for Mac
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Two Betas: Document Provider for Android and FSKit for Mac

Two new betas are ready for testing. On Android, the long-awaited Document Provider brings your vaults right into the Files app. On the Mac, FSKit lets you show unlocked vaults as a drive with nothing extra to install. Join the betas and help us get both ready for release!

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Smartphones sans Google (GAFAM) @Sans_Google@mastox.eu
· 1w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Why is it so difficult to escape Android and build a truly open smartphone operating system? On a PC, installing Linux is relatively straightforward. On a smartphone, it's a completely different story. Proprietary drivers, closed firmware, locked bootloaders, vendor restrictions and hardware dependencies make it incredibly difficult for independent developers to build alternatives. Android may be open source, but that doesn't mean the entire smartphone is open. Projects like GrapheneOS, /e/OS and postmarketOS are working to change that, but they face significant technical and hardware limitations. Understanding these obstacles helps explain why we still have so few real alternatives to mainstream mobile operating systems. https://theprivacydad.com/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-build-an-alternative-operating-system-for-a-smartphone/ Should manufacturers be legally required to unlock bootloaders and document their firmware? #Android #Linux #GrapheneOS #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty
Why Is It So Difficult To Build an Alternative Operating System for a Smartphone?
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Why Is It So Difficult To Build an Alternative Operating System for a Smartphone?

Looking more closely at how your Android phone works can explain why it is so difficult to develop free and open source alternative operating systems for these devices.

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Random Host 🐕 @RandomHost@tech.lgbt
· 4mo ago
If I made a #weather app for #Android that consisted of only one screen saying "Just stick a finger out the window", it would probably be the most accurate weather app in existence. And then all I have to do is jam in as many intrusive ads as I possibly can and I will never have to work a single day in my life ever again.
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Ioan Beilic @ioan_beilic@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
Boosted by @welcome@friends.deko.cloud
Hi, I'm Ioan, the developer of FlickerTalk, a private messenger for Android. No account and no phone number: you add someone with a QR code or a link. Your chat history stays on your phone, not on our servers. Texts, files, voice messages, voice and video calls, plus small tools and games inside the chat. The app and the server are open source under the AGPL-3.0. Code: https://github.com/FlickerTalk Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flickertalk.app #introduction #privacy #opensource #android
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FlickerTalk

FlickerTalk has 27 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

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Fitheach @fitheach@mstdn.io
· 20mo ago
A new epic adventure is about to begin. My quest is to have a privacy-respecting, and functional, mobile 'phone that can also make calls using VoLTE and WiFi calling. My travelling companion will be Sailfish OS. I'm not expecting it to be an easy journey. My first step was getting a compatible 'phone. Here it is, my Sony Xperia 10 III. The Xperia is currently running Android 13. I'm going to revert it back to Android 11, as per the recommendation in the Sailfish docs. #Sailfish #Android
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Fitheach @fitheach@mstdn.io
· 20mo ago
Replying to
Unfortunately, a further recommendation is to use the Sony flashing tool, Emma, to downgrade the Android version. Emma only runs on Windows. I don't have a Windows PC. So, I will either need to borrow a Windows PC, or try it with Virtualbox/Qemu. I suspect borrowing a Windows PC might be the easiest route. #Emma #Sailfish #Android
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