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KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign (keepandroidopen.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Bro666@lemmy.kde.social to c/kde@lemmy.kde.social
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#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:

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

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[-] Kalon@feddit.online 17 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

That's why we are working Plasma Mobile. But it is far from ready for primetime unfortunately.

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