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This will not apply to GrapheneOS, right?
It won't apply to GrapheneOS. It only applies to certified OSes and GrapheneOS is not certified because it doesn't license Google Mobile Services.
just last month there was news about some changes in Android that will make it harder for alternative distributions..... go figure
I highly doubt it
Fuck google, verify my ass motherfuckers
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
Or, said in the common corporate tongue, “embrace, extend, extinguish”.
If I understood correctly they use DMA as an additional justification. Thank you, EU parlament.
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goddamnit I JUST bought a new Fairphone 5 and opted not to go for e/os variant, because I was worried of incompatibility issues.
Guess I'll have to learn how to replace my phone OS in 2026...
devils.
I've nothing to add but upcoming every comment.
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