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Cirrus app dev informing the app will stop working on certified android devices in '26/'27 (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Akip@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Opening my weather app this morning I was greeted by this warning:

Google has announced that, starting in 2026/2027, all apps on certified Android devices will require the developer to submit personal identity details directly to Google. Since the developers of this app do not agree to this requirement, this app will no longer work on certified Android devices after that time.

It's the first time I hear about this, seems to be about:

Tech crunch article from august, "google will require developer verification for android apps outside the play store"

Cirrus app: Github

Was this a big thing I somehow missed? I hope more devs will follow suit.

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[-] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago

Wording of the message implies it’s possible to have uncertified version of Android… Such a thing possible?

[-] unixcat@lemmy.world 69 points 10 months ago

Yes, like GrapheneOS

[-] Akip@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 10 months ago

any version of android that's not vendor or downloaded from the official android website

like https://lineageos.org/
https://e.foundation/e-os/
or the aforementioned GrapheneOS
~~calyxos.org (paused)~~

[-] SoulKaribou@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Adding iodé to the list, cocorico !

https://iode.tech/iodeos/

Why everybody always forget about iodé ?

[-] Akip@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months ago

first time I hear about it, seems to be based on lineageOS?

What's with the premium tiers? Seems a bit sketchy to be honest.

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yes, think cheap android tablets that are so shit google store can barely run on it. Those devices are usually chinese knockoffs and do not ship with google services, google store or any gapps.

[-] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I don't believe the certified android means hardware, I believe it's only about if you have an official android build running, since if your hardware can run a custom ROM, you can get around this issue.

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I think it has to do with the google certification you have to go through to sell hardware shipping with android. All devices need to be certified by google or they are not allowed to run gapps or connect to the playstore. This is what huawei lost after trump banned them, so they had to make their own shit as a replacement

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