With the upcoming changes to how Google handle’s app verification, the future of the android ecosystem looks pretty grim.
While there are calls to petition and protest, it is long past time to take our phones out of the hands of google and into the community.
With the mass tech layoffs, the ai storm taking jobs,etc, there are more than enough skilled devs with free time to make this happen. We as the community need to support them financially.
Please help spread the message in your various channels. If you’re technically capable enough, start the process!
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html
Doesn’t have to be profitable. Can also be punishable, either via adequate state violence, or via People violence. Could be interesting to see something like what the EU has made as a threat of removing all copyright safeguards for the US in case the US presents more as a threat, so I guess the equivalent would be removing all patent safeguards for tinkering with phone manufacturer firmwares if the manufacturers won’t provide a solution for the People themselves.