▲ 257 ▼ Your Google Android device is about to stop being yours (keepandroidopen.org) submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Nexus@infosec.pub to c/opensource@programming.dev 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments Is this still going to happen? What can we do? Edit: Complain to your competent authorities here: https://keepandroidopen.org/cta/#consumers
[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 27 points 2 months ago (3 children) Follow that link and scroll down for what to do. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Nexus@infosec.pub [S] 7 points 2 months ago Thanks! 🙂 I'll go through them. So, it's really happening? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sightline@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) That doesn't really help. I need to know how to completely disable updates on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joenforcer@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago You can't disable updates to Google Play Services. permalink fedilink source parent [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Thanks for clarifying that this only affects Google Androids. Androids without Google are unaffected permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 months ago* (1 child) De-Googled devices got screwed over by reCAPTCHA turning completely into DRM by mandating GMS. And this also affects Linux phones and desktops too, if you come across this new reCAPTCHA on desktop, you gotta get you Google Android or iOS device to scan the QR code to authenticate and pass the captcha, on your desktop, and Linux phones I assume are SOL completely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago What are you talking about? I never see ReCAPTCHA on my degoogled android. Probably because my browser has JS disabled. Broken websites are broken websites. Yawn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nexus@infosec.pub [S] 7 points 2 months ago Thanks! 🙂 I'll go through them. So, it's really happening? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sightline@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) That doesn't really help. I need to know how to completely disable updates on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joenforcer@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago You can't disable updates to Google Play Services. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joenforcer@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago You can't disable updates to Google Play Services. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Thanks for clarifying that this only affects Google Androids. Androids without Google are unaffected permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 months ago* (1 child) De-Googled devices got screwed over by reCAPTCHA turning completely into DRM by mandating GMS. And this also affects Linux phones and desktops too, if you come across this new reCAPTCHA on desktop, you gotta get you Google Android or iOS device to scan the QR code to authenticate and pass the captcha, on your desktop, and Linux phones I assume are SOL completely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago What are you talking about? I never see ReCAPTCHA on my degoogled android. Probably because my browser has JS disabled. Broken websites are broken websites. Yawn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 months ago* (1 child) De-Googled devices got screwed over by reCAPTCHA turning completely into DRM by mandating GMS. And this also affects Linux phones and desktops too, if you come across this new reCAPTCHA on desktop, you gotta get you Google Android or iOS device to scan the QR code to authenticate and pass the captcha, on your desktop, and Linux phones I assume are SOL completely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago What are you talking about? I never see ReCAPTCHA on my degoogled android. Probably because my browser has JS disabled. Broken websites are broken websites. Yawn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago What are you talking about? I never see ReCAPTCHA on my degoogled android. Probably because my browser has JS disabled. Broken websites are broken websites. Yawn. permalink fedilink source parent