Keep Android Open

Last Notes

2026-05-07 17:13:20 UTC

Thank you to the XMPP Standards Foundation (@npub1gw6…2up6) for supporting Keep Android Open at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories @npub1ter…7hd9 #KeepAndroidOpen

2026-04-14 17:22:11 UTC

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@muntashir/116372607911622394
Google's assault on F-Droid has begun. They are permitting malicious actors to claim other people's apps and take them over. As we've warned, this is going to destroy F-Droid and independent app distribution around the world. Speak out and help stop them at https://keepandroidopen.org. #keepandroidOpen
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2026-04-03 12:42:12 UTC

Thank you to the GrapheneOS Foundation (@npub1kwa…e0nj) for supporting Keep Android Open at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories @npub1ter…7hd9 #KeepAndroidOpen #AndroidDev

2026-03-31 14:39:05 UTC

Thank you to the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) (@npub1cxv…nd5m) for supporting Keep Android Open at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories @npub1ter…7hd9 #KeepAndroidOpen

2026-03-30 14:19:53 UTC

Thank you to the Italian Linux Society (@mastodon.uno) for supporting Keep Android Open at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories @npub1ter…7hd9 #KeepAndroidOpen

2026-03-18 19:45:02 UTC

How do you feel about the impending lockdown of Android?

2026-03-16 18:08:09 UTC

Thank you @npub1dug…kxeq for supporting Keep Android Open at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories @npub1ter…7hd9 #KeepAndroidOpen

2026-03-05 17:20:02 UTC

The first week of our Open Letter to Keep Android Open has been a resounding success! Our signatories list has grown to nearly 50 organizations from 20 countries around the world, including the
@npub1m24…d9a3, @npub1e9q…59es, @npub1t4g…ml9t, @npub19rt…adh9, and many more!
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories

2026-02-27 15:44:53 UTC

Remember the long-since-expunged Android philosophy? "We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other." Because the Wayback Machine remembers (https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html)…
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2026-02-24 17:36:53 UTC

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See also the complementary blog post: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

2026-02-24 14:14:56 UTC

We have published an open letter to Google opposing the Android Developer Verification Program with over 30 organizations as signatories: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
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