#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @fdroidorg@floss.social and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android.
Many KDE apps are deployed for Android: KDE Connect, Itinerary, Tokodon, and there's even a test version of Krita for Android.
KDE calls on Google to reverse course and @keepandroidopen@techhub.social.
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
Spread this post and, if you are the maintainer of a software project with versions for Android, please join us and sign the open letter at:
9 Comments
DizzyMoth@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 208d
We seriously need more alternatives to Android
herzenschein@pawb.social · 8 pts · 208d
We need more OSes that support cheap phones available in third world countries instead of mid-range phones in first world countries.
genau@europe.pub · 7 pts · 208d
Support Sailfish OS.
_deleted_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 208d
Sailfish is great if you live in Europe and are able to buy a Sony phone. I used it for a few years in the UK and I’d love to continue to use it in Australia, but Telstra has decided to disable phones bought overseas; Sony doesn’t directly sell phones here, so I’m out of luck😢
Kalon@feddit.online · 17 pts · 208d
I really do feel like asking "pretty please" is not a good solution to this problem.
I might prefer an actual Linux phone (provided it works), but I'd be more than happy to settle for Android that is fully divorced from Google.
Bro666@lemmy.kde.social · 3 pts · 207d
That's why we are working Plasma Mobile. But it is far from ready for primetime unfortunately.
FirmDistribution@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 208d
I think you posted it twice on the community
Bro666@lemmy.kde.social · 2 pts · 208d
Hmmm.... I can only see it once...
FirmDistribution@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 208d
maybe it's a federation problem, nvm