- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
- android@lemdro.id
- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
- android@lemdro.id
The rationale is interesting. I’m glad they kept the logo as it’s recycling ♻️
The rationale is interesting. I’m glad they kept the logo as it’s recycling ♻️
I have a tangential question. My understanding is that Google is requiring every Android app to be registered with them, and they’re going to start blocking any that aren’t. Are those apps going to continue to be installable on Nura?
Do you mean through Waydroid? Because that’s how Android apps run on Nura, out of the box it’s Linux and doesn’t run android apps
I’m sorry, I was mixing up Nura with GrapheneOS. Since Graphene is modified Android I wondered if there might be an issue. But since Nura is not Android my question doesn’t make much sense.
Totally fair, not super hard to mix up. To answer the question from what I’ve seen both Graphene and Lineage are not including the code to box out non credited apps. But they don’t have a large enough user base to keep the devs motivated if I had to guess
That’s not the reason. The app verification daemon is part of the Google Services, not of AOSP. Even if Graphene and Lineage wanted to ship it, they legally couldn’t for the same reason they don’t ship the playstore. But as soon as you install the playstore manually, which is possible, you’ll get the verifier service, too.
is it just for installing Plath store with Google play services? I used a helper script to get waydroid with microg set up on my Linux phohe, and it preinstalled the play store apps instead of one of the alternatives. I haven’t noticed anything yet, but just to be safe…
You can check yourself. If the Android Developer Verifier App is installed then you have it
It only affects certified Android devices. Waydroid, GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, AOSP, etc. are not affected.
Google can only enforce this on devices they control. PostmarketOS is not Android. Even if it was - if I install an app through an alternative app store or install it via “sideloading”, there is nothing Google can do. Even LineageOS, which is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) won’t care about Googles new toy.
This is not entirely true. Phones will still allow side-loading. You just have to jump through more hoops after the update.
What you just said is impossible.
Android doesn’t have any google by default, so these installs can’t be forced by Google to do anything.
If anything, they will push more people to reinstall Android without Google, so they can install normal software on fdroid.