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Android 8 and above will become restricted globally in 2027 (media.piefed.ca)
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[–] somegeek@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Will lineage, graphene etc. Still be ok?

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

yes, both had an official blogpost about it. graphene has everything in seperated sandbox, lineage has a modified gapps or microg solution

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think its only google certified stuff, so anything else is completely fine.

[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Everything else will continue working for now, but the whole ecosystem around freely installable APKs will take a hit on the long term.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But the ecosystem for alternative operating systems will grow

[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

This idea gives me a little hope. But really just a little.