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- 1Google begins enforcing Android developer verification in four Asian markets●⛓️ Today, Google has taken the next step in enclosing the # Android ecosystem by starting to enforce its developer verif
Google has started enforcing its Android developer verification program in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, requiring developers to be verified before distributing apps. Critics, including Nextcloud, describe the move as a further enclosure of the Android ecosystem and are pointing users toward free and open-source app stores as alternatives. The rollout is being watched as a preview of wider global enforcement of the policy.
- 2F-Droid app recommendations shared in Nextcloud discussion●RE: https:// mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/117359 711364631730 I can advise the following @ fdroidorg apps. Some apps need an
Users are exchanging recommendations for free and open-source Android apps available through F-Droid, responding to a Nextcloud thread. Suggestions include Aegis Authenticator for two-factor authentication, AntennaPod for podcasts, and Breezy Weather for forecasts, with a note that some apps require adding an extra repository to the F-Droid client.
- 3Android users urged to root devices as first step away from Google●RE: https:// mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/117359 711364631730 if you cannot root an # android device, your most basic form of
A widely shared reply to Nextcloud on Mastodon argues that rooting an Android device is the basic starting point for de-Googling a phone. The steps suggested: download a browser from the Google Play store, allow software installation in settings, then get apps from F-Droid, the independent open-source app repository, instead of relying on Google services.
- 4Salamanca firm swaps WhatsApp for Nextcloud Talk for staff privacy●En Resuival, cerca de 40 personas se comunican a diario con Nextcloud Talk, muchas desde la calle. Esta empresa de servi
Resuival, an urban services company in Salamanca, Spain, has moved its daily internal communications to Nextcloud Talk, with around 40 workers using the platform every day, many connecting from the street. The company says it dropped WhatsApp to protect its information and the privacy of its employees, adopting Nextcloud Hub instead.
- 5Volunteers plan workshop to help people switch to open-source tech●I'm working on getting a crew together to give a workshop to help people upgrade their tech. Zoom ➡️ Jitsi OneDrive/GDri
A volunteer is assembling a team to run a workshop helping people move away from major proprietary platforms toward open-source alternatives. Planned switches include Zoom to Jitsi, OneDrive or Google Drive to Nextcloud, Google Android to GrapheneOS, and Windows to Linux, with more topics possible depending on how many helpers join. The project is at an early planning stage.