Android installing will be restricted in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil 30/9/2026!
Move to Graphene, Calyx, Sailfish, Lineage, Nura, Ubuntu Touch before the chance slips.
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It just went live in Singapore and Indonesia.
What does "installing will be restricted" mean? Most people don’t install Android unlike Linux or even Windows a
Installing apps outside of the Playstore.
Ah true of course. I hope this accelerates Linux phone like windows accelerates the year of the Linux desktop
Hi any official source of where you get this info? It's okay if you don't, I'll probably google it myself later.
Malaysia and Brunei are gonna be so smug until it's their turn on 2027.
Malaysia national ID app fucking doesn't work on grapheneos, fuck whichever agency made that decision.
You can use an ID physical card in Malaysia though right?
Depends. Right now drivers licenses are digital only, so I no longer have access to mine. Possibly other things might go the same way in future.
That's insane! I guess you could have an iPad or something with that on it right? Or a second phone kept in a Faraday bag
Well yeah, but privacy in my country is mostly a lost cause anyway. I'm on grapheneos more as a matter of principle than anything else.
I know what you mean luckily my country isn't there yet but getting close