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Lhaulde @lhaulde@piaille.fr
(*) #Voilà-voilà, cette merde de #Google ne sait +quoi faire pour voler vos #données et vous espionner!

Encore une merde #espion à #désactiver sur #android
https://www.zdnet.fr/pratique/android-comment-desactiver-safetycore-le-service-qui-scanne-vos-photos-sans-vous-le-dire-496702.htm
#ZDNET
Android : comment désactiver SafetyCore, le service qui scanne vos photos sans vous le dire - ZDNET
Déployé discrètement sur Android, #SafetyCore analyse vos photos pour détecter des contenus sensibles. Sans icône ni avertissement, il suscite la #méfiance. Voici comment le #désinstaller.
https://www.zdnet.fr/pratique/android-comment-desactiver-safetycore-le-service-qui-scanne-vos-photos-sans-vous-le-dire-496702.htm


📢 Support the #KeepAndroidOpen Campaign

Google's proposed changes to Android could significantly reduce user freedom, developer independence, and software choice by giving greater control over which applications can be installed on devices.

As members of the Free Software and Open Source community, we must stand together to defend digital rights, software freedom, competition, and user autonomy.

✊ Join the campaign and send your support to the Competition Commission of India:
https://keepandroidopen.in

Over 100,000 people and 67+ organizations are standing up to Google's attempt to lock down Android. Join the fight for a truly open mobile ecosystem. https://
keepandroidopen.org
@keepandroidopen #KeepAndroidOpen

https://keepandroidopen.org

#KeepAndroidOpen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Android #SoftwareFreedom #FOSS #Privacy #Technology #FSMI #FSFTN


🚨 Say that I were to give a talk to EU policy makers and OSS communities at a very big conference tomorrow..

and that I want to spend half of my talk on how Google is locking down #Android through:
1. Device attestation
2. Developer registration
3. Age/identity verification

What should I absolutely include? 👀

Input is welcome, sorry for the short notice. Plain language + realistic calls to action pls.

@fdroidorg @GrapheneOS @postmarketOS @Fairphone @appfair @fsfe @murena @volla @IzzyOnDroid


Why #FDroid for your #Android device? No need to "just trust us" about how we check, how we build and why we care, you can look at everything that we do as #FLOSS offers the transparency you want.

@bendineliot explains this in many more words: https://f-droid.org/2026/05/27/building-trust.html

#keepandroidopen


#Google wird böse und macht uns #Android kaputt D:


siehe: https://keepandroidopen.org/de/

Bitte weitersagen und verteilen. Google will uns alles kaputt machen!

#Android #Freiheit #Smartphone #mitmachen #weitersagen #Software #OS #Evil #Frechheit #Nutzung #Kunden #Wirtschaft #Veränderung #Opensource #Cybersecurity #Problem #Ethik #Protest #Gesellschaft


#Google has been up to no good for a long time, but now they want to get really #evil!

take a look please: keepandroidopen.org/en/

Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over #government ID.


#Android #protest #freedom #app #software #os #smartphone #mobile #phone #opensource #fdroid #future #problem #protest #company #economy #user #customer #resistance #privacy #bigdata #bigtech #surveillance #orwell #control #bigbrother #politics


Hey, if you want to see insporation in the Google Play Store I need 11 people sign up to the closed beta.

➡️ Click here if you're on mobile

➡️ Click here if you're on desktop

#diaspora #mobile #app #android #google




Dein #Handy wird bald nicht mehr dir gehören.
#Google schließt #Android: Schritte zum Aktivwerden
https://keepandroidopen.org/de/



Android va devenir une plateforme fermée


En août 2025, Google a annoncé que, à partir de septembre 2026, il ne sera plus possible de développer des applications pour la plateforme Android sans s’être préalablement enregistré auprès de Google. Cet enregistrement impliquera:

  • Paiement de frais à Google
  • Acceptation des conditions d’utilisation de Google
  • Fourniture d’une pièce d’identité officielle
  • Téléchargement de la preuve de la clé de signature privée du développeur
  • Liste de tous les identifiants d’application actuels et futurs

Pétition:
https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage

#Android #Google #Liberté #Monopole #Monopoles #GAFAM #Smartphone #Smartphones


The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!


Hi! We're IzzyOnDroid, your trusted source for #FOSS #Android apps. Originally started as a personal project from @IzzyOnDroid, we decided with the team growing it was time to make a shared project account.

We'll be posting about important updates and maintenance for the IzzyOnDroid repo here as well as answer your questions.

Feel free to ping us if you ever need help or have questions, several team members watch this account 😀

Please also check out our website at https://izzyondroid.org


@utzer mit dem #Firefox auf #Android hab ich nur Probleme. Das erste aufrufen einer Seite dauert mehrere Minuten, WebApps lade oft gar nicht. Ich habs aufgegeben und nutze nur noch #Vanadium.


!Friendica Support anyone know why Friendica in #Firefox for #Android with the Frio theme looks a bit broken?

Also the "New Post" button doesn't work. Any idea?


Forbes: Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer

As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your employer will now be able to read your RCS chats in Google Messages despite end-to-end encryption.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/02/google-starts-sharing-all-your-text-messages-with-your-employer/

#privacy #android


#Google trips over its own words, when they sell you #Android it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything *you* want to.

#Sideload is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk.

What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading?

What does Google?

Here's #FDroid: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html


Broken links aside (fix incoming), #FDroid raises the case against the #Google developer forced registration once again.

We'll skip the small talk, go read, and better yet, spread this wide and far: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html so people are made aware, actions can be taken and #Android is kept truly open!


A banner image for the Android app Nova Launcher.


Ez egy elég határozott lépés egy nagyon rossz irányba. Hátha legalább felgyorsítja a Linux mobilfejlesztéseket
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/ #android


"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google


⚠️ In four days Gemini wants to scan your phone ⚠️

Stop #Google now: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

#GeminiAI #Google #Android #PrivacyMatters

Screenshot of the email Google sent with a headline "We've made it easier for Gemini to interact with your device" next to text, "NO THANKS! Learn how to disable Gemini on Android on the Tuta blog."


The latest version of the app is available:
🐙 on the app store for #iOS https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/peertube/id6737834858
🐙 on and the playstore for #android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.framasoft.peertube
🐙 …and being processed for F-Droid https://f-droid.org/packages/org.framasoft.peertube/

(BTW, thanks @davidrevoy for the iconic icon!)


Why we currently do not recommend the @rodentapp Mastodon client:

In short, this app is against the spirit of Mastodon and the Fediverse. There are plenty of Mastodon apps that respect you: @Tusky, Fedilab (@apps), @moshidon

#Mastodon #Rodent #Android #App #AlternativeTo #Alternative


@heluecht

Ich vermute mal schlicht, es handelt sich um #Unicode-Zeichen, die Dein System nicht kennt. Sehe ich hier unter älteren #Android-Versionen häufiger. Normal.

Vgl.
https://mastodonium.de/@tagestipp/298


Czy poza sklepem #googleplay na #android używacie jeszcze jakiś apek typu #fdroid


Kommenden Samstag, 30. November 2024 werden wir von der Berliner Gruppe der @Free Software Foundation Europe zwischen 10:30 und 14:30 Uhr im WerkRaum der Bezirkszentralbibliothek Pablo Neruda (Frankfurter Allee 14A, 10247 Berlin) einen Upcycling Android Workshop anbieten.

Save your Droid Sticker mit Link zu upcyclingandroid.org - Neben dem Schriftzug ist das Android Logo mit einem Upcyclingpfeil abgebildet

Mit Upcycling Android zeigt die Free Software Foundation Europe auf, wie mit Hilfe der Installation Freier Software Betriebssysteme Telefone durch Flashen länger genutzt werden können. Gemeinsam Flashen wir mit Ihnen Beispieltelefone und werden zudem Telefone bereitstellen, an denen das Freie Software Betriebessysteme ausprobiert werden kann. Währenddessen beantworten wir Fragen rund ums Flashen und zeigen mit F-Droid und microG zudem eine Welt voller Freier Software auf.

Alle Informationen zum Workshop sind auch auf berlin.de auf den Seiten der Bezirkszentralbibliothek Pablo Neruda zu finden.

#Berlin #Android #Upcyciing #ewaste


An interesting #android app appeared in F-Droid: whoBIRD, that tries to recognize #bird species by sound. It uses well-known #birdNET model, but contrary to official birdNET app, whoBIRD works offline – a very welcome feature, as internet access in the woods or among bogs usually leaves much to be desired.

I have yet to test it on real #birds, but so far it has properly recognized “human whistle” and ”machinery sounds” ;)

#birding


FFS.

So who can recommend a #android #sms app that isn't about to get all the messages fed into an AI and some fucking chatbot piping up like a neoclippy trying to tell me what to think?

Will removing Google's SMS app and installing some other one be enough to stop this?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/01/27/new-details-free-ai-upgrade-for-google-and-samsung-android-users-leaks/


@Mapilio @Mapilio
When #android app available in #fdroid ? Or any other google-free way like apk file on your website ?




Anyone have experience using #Krita on an android tablet? I feel like it's really designed to be used with a keyboard from what I've seen. Not to mention the overwhelming amount of UI for an android app.

Right now, I'm using #IbisPaint, but I really want to switch to a #FOSS option.

#Android #DigitalArt #DrawingTablet


We thought Google hit rock bottom with #privacy.

Its new beta feature on Google Files for #Android called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)

Screenshot of functionality with the following on-screen text:

Clear search history (clear searches made on this device)

Pause search history (temporarily hide searches made on this device from search history) 

Smart search
Get better search results with automatic scanning of your file content