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Android installing will be restricted in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil 30/9/2026!

14 days ago by Sunshine to c/linuxphones

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Move to Graphene, Calyx, Sailfish, Lineage, Nura, Ubuntu Touch before the chance slips.

Sunshine 6 points 14 days ago

Malaysia and Brunei are gonna be so smug until it's their turn on 2027.

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AwesomeLowlander 12 points 13 days ago

Malaysia national ID app fucking doesn't work on grapheneos, fuck whichever agency made that decision.

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Mercer 3 points 13 days ago

You can use an ID physical card in Malaysia though right?

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AwesomeLowlander 5 points 13 days ago

Depends. Right now drivers licenses are digital only, so I no longer have access to mine. Possibly other things might go the same way in future.

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Mercer 2 points 11 days ago

That's insane! I guess you could have an iPad or something with that on it right? Or a second phone kept in a Faraday bag

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u_u 3 points 13 days ago

Hi any official source of where you get this info? It's okay if you don't, I'll probably google it myself later.

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onipa 3 points 13 days ago

What does "installing will be restricted" mean? Most people don’t install Android unlike Linux or even Windows a

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poVoq 5 points 13 days ago

Installing apps outside of the Playstore.

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onipa 3 points 13 days ago

Ah true of course. I hope this accelerates Linux phone like windows accelerates the year of the Linux desktop

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Sunshine 1 point 13 days ago

It just went live in Singapore and Indonesia.

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AwesomeLowlander 1 point 13 days ago

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