https://keepandroidopen.org/

https://bsky.app/profile/arstechnica.com/post/3mg6a3q42322y

SURE! This is about android phones, guys! 🤳📵

I heard about this last year! Android is truly becoming Enshitificated! Google truly sucks ass!

Link: https://keepandroidopen.org/

Direct quote:

"In August 2025, Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google."

What does this mean for android users 👇

For consumers: People who bought Android devices expecting freedom to install any software, but the update would block that and let Google decide which apps are allowed.

For developers: Creators would no longer be able to share apps directly with others without Google’s approval, undermining Android’s long-standing “open platform” promise.

For governments/states: Countries risk losing digital sovereignty, because critical software decisions could depend on a private corporation that may comply with political pressures from governments around the world.

Here is another link where you can read sbout it:

https://bsky.app/profile/arstechnica.com/post/3mg6a3q42322y

this is important too, fuck google, but sadly stuck with an Android and I don't want to switch to iPhone!

Sign this petition here

Is there a way to turn off Google matching phone numbers to profiles?

Example One: last week when my food delivery arrived, I noticed that instead of a random number texting me 'food is here' my Android phone told me the name of the person texting and provided an image of who I can only imagine to have been his daughter. I do not want to know his name. I do not want to know what his daughter looks like.

Example Two: My cousin added me to a group chat of her and friends to tell us about an event. One of the women, whose number I didn't recognize, now has a name attached and a profile photo of her face. She's a stranger. I would have happily let her remain as such.

This doesn't seem to be consistent, but I hate it and want to turn it off. I don't want to block texts from these legit numbers; I just want to only know the numbers. And I don't want my information to show up when I text someone in an one-off exchange either. Does anyone know how to do that?

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