r/Android • u/RedditForcesToLogin • Nov 11 '25

Video How to Keep Android Open

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hh5n3IqocPQ&si=2Xbj567AWKwFgaU8
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u/RedditForcesToLogin Nov 11 '25

Developers have to: 1) Pay a fee to Google 💲

2) Agree to Google's Terms & Conditions. So, no Revanced / Newpipe 👩‍⚖️

3) Upload their government ID to a foreign company

What Users lose: 1) Many apps will Stop working, devs wouldn't want to PAY to Google to keep their free app alive. 2) Countries like Russia / Iran,

No sideloading = No VPN = No freedom.

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u/ElephantWithBlueEyes Blackberry Key2 6/64, Pixel 8a 8/128 Nov 11 '25

How about learning programming and contributing to existing projects of custom ROM and alternatives like Sailfish, no? Or people only can whine about things?

Also why use revanced when you can use uBlock with Edge or Firefox?

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u/daern2 Nov 11 '25

ReVanced is so much more than ad-blocking.

...and it's so much more than just YouTube too. If it weren't for sideloading and revanced, I might still be using the dreadful official Reddit app instead of my much-loved, old-school, 3rd party app I've used for years....

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u/BrokenMirror2010 Nov 12 '25

I might still be using the dreadful official Reddit app instead of my much-loved, old-school, 3rd party app I've used for years

I uninstalled the official reddit app after looking at it for 3 seconds.

In the small space where I couldn't use RIF, I literally just didn't use Reddit.

Using Reddit is not worth using Reddit's shitty fucking garbage app.