So google now requires Id verification for submitting apps to android, what does it mean for Foss apps, for Foss stores like fdroid and for future development?

Everybody switch to LineageOS and give Google the middle finger.

In the meantime anyway. The only real way forward is Linux phones and thankfully theyre a lot better these days.

Android will never be safe so long as it’s under Google’s thumb. They’ll just keep tightening the screws til it’s just a different looking iOS.

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It is difficult to switch to custom roms when manufacturers like Samsung block bootloader unlocking or like Xiaomi make the process hard.

https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame

Except those of us who dont have a LineageOS compatible phone sadly.

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