#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @fdroidorg@floss.social and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android.
Many KDE apps are deployed for Android: KDE Connect, Itinerary, Tokodon, and there’s even a test version of Krita for Android.
KDE calls on Google to reverse course and @keepandroidopen@techhub.social.
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
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I really do feel like asking “pretty please” is not a good solution to this problem.
I might prefer an actual Linux phone (provided it works), but I’d be more than happy to settle for Android that is fully divorced from Google.