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An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository (f-droid.org)
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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. That's not how it works. Remove gapps (which is the default when you install the OS). Install fdroid. Install app.

Google can push code changes down to ROMs the ROMs can remove it. That's the point of open source. The only problem here is closed source trash like gapps, which will get removed from more phones if this change goes into effect

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Are you talking about custom ROMs? Nobody with an OEM phone is "installing an OS." The OS is already on there

There's no option to refuse Google app when on Android especially the play store

Edit: ah I see you have used the "disagree" button instead of downvote. Real nice. Okay then

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -1 points 2 days ago

First thing you should do when you buy any device is reinstall the OS. And, by default, gapps is absent.