sanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 month agoYour phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…keepandroidopen.orgexternal-linkmessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down19cross-posted to: onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zoneasklemmy@lemmy.worldandroid@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgopensource@programming.devpiracy@lemmit.onlinedegoogle@lemmy.mlkde@lemmy.kde.socialkde@lemmy.kde.social
arrow-up1597arrow-down1external-linkYour phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…keepandroidopen.orgsanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 month agomessage-square120linkfedilinkcross-posted to: onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zoneasklemmy@lemmy.worldandroid@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgopensource@programming.devpiracy@lemmit.onlinedegoogle@lemmy.mlkde@lemmy.kde.socialkde@lemmy.kde.social
minus-squarecristian64@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoIs this update going to affect older Android versions in phones that stopped receiving OS updates years ago? And, if so, how do I disable all OS updates entirely?
minus-squareSaneMartigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoDepends on your version, search for “update” in the settings area.
Is this update going to affect older Android versions in phones that stopped receiving OS updates years ago?
And, if so, how do I disable all OS updates entirely?
Depends on your version, search for “update” in the settings area.