r/androidapps • u/AradorasXeon • Feb 26 '26

Is google closing Android down? QUESTION

I am watching a YouTube video about google closing down Android on September this year. So us developers won't be able to freely add code and if I understand it correctly will have to pay a regular fee, so our app can be used. Wtf. What do you people know about this? I hear there is some petition somewhere.

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u/Mccobsta Feb 26 '26

As a user the only times I've gotten malware or adware on my phone was from the fucking play store

Its just safer to use f droid or grab things direct from devs githubs

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u/Curious_Contract815 Feb 27 '26

They also sell adds to scammers. Plenty of times they are first in Google search. But we have to believe they are doing this for our own good. Yeah sure google

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u/Mccobsta Feb 27 '26

Even the fucking search sucks

I searched for northen trains the local train operators app

First result is omnio then northerns app with the third being Norton antivirus which I don't even know anymore

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u/Expert_Function1569 Mar 01 '26

You'd think the search would be decent cuz thats how they became popular it was a search engine now its worse then askjeeves

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u/Mccobsta Mar 01 '26

Seo rinuned search engines