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/Gumby271 Nov 11 '25

People are doing both, and both are useful.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

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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.

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u/non-disclosure- Nov 11 '25

The experience of YouTube in mobile-view browsers is fuked. Revanced is convenient.

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u/3_Thumbs_Up Nov 11 '25

People can see the trend. Hardware is getting more locked down, and more apps etc are becoming dependent on Google Play Services. Contributing to custom ROMs is becoming increasingly irrelevant every day.

Contributing to open source projects is not mutually exclusive to "whining". Spreading the news about worrying anti-consumer trends is also important.

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

Why not? It's a preference and if I prefer a dedicated app why should I settle for using youtube in the browser? It's my hardware.

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u/EurasianTroutFiesta Nov 12 '25

"Why not reinvent the wheel from first principles instead of being mad at huge tech companies making useful things worse for no good reason?"

Gee, let me think.

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u/Openberg777 Nov 13 '25

Most people in the world are already tired enough doing their work. The time they get in their free time is better spent at resting / doing part-time jobs, rather than programming.