2026-04-14T18:18:23Z https://yabu.me Keep Android Open https://yabu.me/npub1ter5wyg2f8qyakfcjrzmjw5a303fff7wype5aaz3s6kcq3qsn8hq9x7hd9 https://files.techhub.social/accounts/avatars/116/014/319/165/316/410/original/19699cb3e62828b9.png https://files.techhub.social/accounts/avatars/116/014/319/165/316/410/original/19699cb3e62828b9.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2902crlxk8n5rkuaqsgu0j7yaf5fv4apcral0vdtgq46qszeqkeczyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7uermzyz Thank you to the GrapheneOS Foundation (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kwarc5z9lwhen05uknd2nuwhhthd4ws0cku3t9j3rchm0fcd6luslse0nj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GrapheneOS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kwa…e0nj</span>)</a></span>) for supporting Keep Android Open at <a href="https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories">https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories</a> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ter5wyg2f8qyakfcjrzmjw5a303fff7wype5aaz3s6kcq3qsn8hq9x7hd9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Keep Android Open</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ter…7hd9</span>)</a></span> #KeepAndroidOpen #AndroidDev 2026-04-03T12:42:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstly9vnmyx63vsjmx2l72lwkwev7e6u6zcp4cxjxnu0f0zvty56aczyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7uwrpuug Thank you to the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cxvghj5r8tflh33zvz2u0u7v4lfk48mlnkfsc3sxq7qql9paftesa7nd5m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Consumer Voice</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cxv…nd5m</span>)</a></span>) for supporting Keep Android Open at <a href="https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories">https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories</a> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ter5wyg2f8qyakfcjrzmjw5a303fff7wype5aaz3s6kcq3qsn8hq9x7hd9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Keep Android Open</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ter…7hd9</span>)</a></span> #KeepAndroidOpen 2026-03-31T14:39:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vn8uy77zj39amzzp27cqwptav9jqv8utec6mpuck70yvymh8y3qzyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7uawz8h4 Thank you to the Italian Linux Society (@mastodon.uno) for supporting Keep Android Open at <a href="https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories">https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories</a> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ter5wyg2f8qyakfcjrzmjw5a303fff7wype5aaz3s6kcq3qsn8hq9x7hd9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Keep Android Open</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ter…7hd9</span>)</a></span> #KeepAndroidOpen 2026-03-30T14:19:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8df5dj7z5gkem8sgu49apd59raah3w43xvpqzpht8nvw039krdszyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7uvn2ajg How do you feel about the impending lockdown of Android? 2026-03-18T19:45:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszlkr95d5dlsg582hgjrlkv2hpaud358xnfku8xejgz6zekzuqsqszyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7ud83t30 Thank you <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dug5p7c3y6svstg23pc684plfpd3mp5fdnc2m5a8f3yvthpwnssq00kxeq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GNOME</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dug…kxeq</span>)</a></span> for supporting Keep Android Open at <a href="https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories">https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories</a> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ter5wyg2f8qyakfcjrzmjw5a303fff7wype5aaz3s6kcq3qsn8hq9x7hd9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Keep Android Open</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ter…7hd9</span>)</a></span> #KeepAndroidOpen 2026-03-16T18:08:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvq2ch9zjtww40yk59k5eumcwuph3yswullrxekun6wurrl8tqjcgzyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7umhenws 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 <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m24qfk8mead3xy9d3ctx9amt6f74ukepdqca9eey4mgn2502ynfsujd9a3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Electronic Frontier Foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m24…d9a3</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e9qpctenp6kf394zdkwl8t5w36hjllh69nhy7z3q7ktwgnljwdrsn059es" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>OpenMedia</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e9q…59es</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t4gtc4cyj3cznz83um3w2u45kwnyyg7w8kznvcqzhds2qldndwrq5lml9t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brave</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t4g…ml9t</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19rt082e6rjeam5rrrky2jnkw9yrpz62c4c6uvg56cgg6cmg37atsfwadh9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Vivaldi Browser</span> (<span class="italic">npub19rt…adh9</span>)</a></span>, and many more!<br/><br/><a href="https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories">https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories</a> 2026-03-05T17:20:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphf6s7qss9nxrtlfg3n34q3eg2c2jvj2nvu9pc4raukaaeq5f3yszyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7uzr28x3 Remember the long-since-expunged Android philosophy? &#34;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.&#34; Because the Wayback Machine remembers (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html">https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html</a>)…<br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/143/363/724/105/166/original/867d8f7eae6c0f0a.png"> <br/> 2026-02-27T15:44:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0k78kt47s0lkffugl6zmcevxa75gwrvgwhv2grcp8pjgh44a7alqzyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7u3qlxue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf74vnc8k0p6d5dkxh9rgfs5tvzpdfj8wcscxqy0armczgt4753kq7ugu68'>nevent1q…gu68</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>See also the complementary blog post: <a href="https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html">https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html</a> 2026-02-24T17:36:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf74vnc8k0p6d5dkxh9rgfs5tvzpdfj8wcscxqy0armczgt4753kqzyp0yw3c3pfyuqnke8zgvtwf6nk979998ecs8xnh52xr2mqzyzzv7uv9d6jw We have published an open letter to Google opposing the Android Developer Verification Program with over 30 organizations as signatories: <a href="https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/">https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/126/021/004/716/281/original/30969405f59e6104.png"> <br/> 2026-02-24T14:14:56Z