sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 days agoYour phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…keepandroidopen.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkYour phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…keepandroidopen.orgsanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 days agomessage-square20linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareKatherine 🪴@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThis is the reason I’ve disabled automatic system updates since 2024.
minus-squareBeehaw_Girl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoSame, but that only lets the user delay the update, not avoid it. They eventually force every update scheduled for a non-peak time in the middle of the night while we’re sleeping. Or please let me know if you’ve found a way around that.
minus-squareKatherine 🪴@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’m not sure; according to my Samsung update it says the last update was 2 August 2025.
This is the reason I’ve disabled automatic system updates since 2024.
Same, but that only lets the user delay the update, not avoid it. They eventually force every update scheduled for a non-peak time in the middle of the night while we’re sleeping. Or please let me know if you’ve found a way around that.
I’m not sure; according to my Samsung update it says the last update was 2 August 2025.