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  1. "In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting in 2027, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends, distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use. Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute their software.

    Registration requires:

    - Paying a fee to Google
    - Agreeing to Google's Terms and Conditions
    - Surrendering your government-issued identification
    - Providing evidence of your private signing key
    - Listing all current and all future application identifiers
    - If a developer does not comply, their apps get silently blocked on every Android device worldwide."

    keepandroidopen.org/en/

    #Google #Android #Cellphones #OpenSource #FLOSS #BigTech

  2. "In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting in 2027, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends, distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use. Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute their software.

    Registration requires:

    - Paying a fee to Google
    - Agreeing to Google's Terms and Conditions
    - Surrendering your government-issued identification
    - Providing evidence of your private signing key
    - Listing all current and all future application identifiers
    - If a developer does not comply, their apps get silently blocked on every Android device worldwide."

    keepandroidopen.org/en/

    #Google #Android #Cellphones #OpenSource #FLOSS #BigTech

  3. "In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting in 2027, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends, distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use. Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute their software.

    Registration requires:

    - Paying a fee to Google
    - Agreeing to Google's Terms and Conditions
    - Surrendering your government-issued identification
    - Providing evidence of your private signing key
    - Listing all current and all future application identifiers
    - If a developer does not comply, their apps get silently blocked on every Android device worldwide."

    keepandroidopen.org/en/

    #Google #Android #Cellphones #OpenSource #FLOSS #BigTech

  4. "In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting in 2027, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends, distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use. Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute their software.

    Registration requires:

    - Paying a fee to Google
    - Agreeing to Google's Terms and Conditions
    - Surrendering your government-issued identification
    - Providing evidence of your private signing key
    - Listing all current and all future application identifiers
    - If a developer does not comply, their apps get silently blocked on every Android device worldwide."

    keepandroidopen.org/en/

    #Google #Android #Cellphones #OpenSource #FLOSS #BigTech

  5. "In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting in 2027, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends, distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use. Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute their software.

    Registration requires:

    - Paying a fee to Google
    - Agreeing to Google's Terms and Conditions
    - Surrendering your government-issued identification
    - Providing evidence of your private signing key
    - Listing all current and all future application identifiers
    - If a developer does not comply, their apps get silently blocked on every Android device worldwide."

    keepandroidopen.org/en/

    #Google #Android #Cellphones #OpenSource #FLOSS #BigTech

  6. Controversial #press reporter Max Blumenthal wants answers after US #BorderPatrol seized his #cellphones upon return from trip abroad but not his laptop. While US government eventually returned the communication devices a week later, many questions remain about basic journalistic freedom and just how the devices may have been compromised.

    Blumenthal sought a court hearing and a #FederalJudge Leonie M Brinkema agreed, and gave the #USgov 14 days to respond to who had custody of the phones, and explain what they did to them.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a #Guardian #MediaScrutiny #EnemiesList #WorldPressFreedom

  7. Controversial #press reporter Max Blumenthal wants answers after US #BorderPatrol seized his #cellphones upon return from trip abroad but not his laptop. While US government eventually returned the communication devices a week later, many questions remain about basic journalistic freedom and just how the devices may have been compromised.

    Blumenthal sought a court hearing and a #FederalJudge Leonie M Brinkema agreed, and gave the #USgov 14 days to respond to who had custody of the phones, and explain what they did to them.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a #Guardian #MediaScrutiny #EnemiesList #WorldPressFreedom

  8. Controversial #press reporter Max Blumenthal wants answers after US #BorderPatrol seized his #cellphones upon return from trip abroad but not his laptop. While US government eventually returned the communication devices a week later, many questions remain about basic journalistic freedom and just how the devices may have been compromised.

    Blumenthal sought a court hearing and a #FederalJudge Leonie M Brinkema agreed, and gave the #USgov 14 days to respond to who had custody of the phones, and explain what they did to them.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a #Guardian #MediaScrutiny #EnemiesList #WorldPressFreedom

  9. Controversial #press reporter Max Blumenthal wants answers after US #BorderPatrol seized his #cellphones upon return from trip abroad but not his laptop. While US government eventually returned the communication devices a week later, many questions remain about basic journalistic freedom and just how the devices may have been compromised.

    Blumenthal sought a court hearing and a #FederalJudge Leonie M Brinkema agreed, and gave the #USgov 14 days to respond to who had custody of the phones, and explain what they did to them.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a #Guardian #MediaScrutiny #EnemiesList #WorldPressFreedom

  10. Controversial #press reporter Max Blumenthal wants answers after US #BorderPatrol seized his #cellphones upon return from trip abroad but not his laptop. While US government eventually returned the communication devices a week later, many questions remain about basic journalistic freedom and just how the devices may have been compromised.

    Blumenthal sought a court hearing and a #FederalJudge Leonie M Brinkema agreed, and gave the #USgov 14 days to respond to who had custody of the phones, and explain what they did to them.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a #Guardian #MediaScrutiny #EnemiesList #WorldPressFreedom

  11. @bloui @zil voilà, je suis passée à Fizz, finalement. Transfert de numéro : a fonctionné comme un charme (l’opérateur historique précédent me harcèle depuis avec de mégas offres… té, fallait se réveiller avant … ce n’est pas faute d’avoir prévenu que j’étais tannée de leurs stratégies commerciales caduques… ).
    J’ai aussi trouvé un Pixel seconde main, je suis désormais sous GrapheneOS. Quelques réglages à finir mais… installation bien expliquée et guidée sur le site officiel !

    #cellphones #fizz #quebec #grapheneos

  12. @bloui @zil voilà, je suis passée à Fizz, finalement. Transfert de numéro : a fonctionné comme un charme (l’opérateur historique précédent me harcèle depuis avec de mégas offres… té, fallait se réveiller avant … ce n’est pas faute d’avoir prévenu que j’étais tannée de leurs stratégies commerciales caduques… ).
    J’ai aussi trouvé un Pixel seconde main, je suis désormais sous GrapheneOS. Quelques réglages à finir mais… installation bien expliquée et guidée sur le site officiel !

    #cellphones #fizz #quebec #grapheneos

  13. @bloui @zil voilà, je suis passée à Fizz, finalement. Transfert de numéro : a fonctionné comme un charme (l’opérateur historique précédent me harcèle depuis avec de mégas offres… té, fallait se réveiller avant … ce n’est pas faute d’avoir prévenu que j’étais tannée de leurs stratégies commerciales caduques… ).
    J’ai aussi trouvé un Pixel seconde main, je suis désormais sous GrapheneOS. Quelques réglages à finir mais… installation bien expliquée et guidée sur le site officiel !

    #cellphones #fizz #quebec #grapheneos

  14. @bloui @zil voilà, je suis passée à Fizz, finalement. Transfert de numéro : a fonctionné comme un charme (l’opérateur historique précédent me harcèle depuis avec de mégas offres… té, fallait se réveiller avant … ce n’est pas faute d’avoir prévenu que j’étais tannée de leurs stratégies commerciales caduques… ).
    J’ai aussi trouvé un Pixel seconde main, je suis désormais sous GrapheneOS. Quelques réglages à finir mais… installation bien expliquée et guidée sur le site officiel !

    #cellphones #fizz #quebec #grapheneos

  15. @bloui @zil voilà, je suis passée à Fizz, finalement. Transfert de numéro : a fonctionné comme un charme (l’opérateur historique précédent me harcèle depuis avec de mégas offres… té, fallait se réveiller avant … ce n’est pas faute d’avoir prévenu que j’étais tannée de leurs stratégies commerciales caduques… ).
    J’ai aussi trouvé un Pixel seconde main, je suis désormais sous GrapheneOS. Quelques réglages à finir mais… installation bien expliquée et guidée sur le site officiel !

    #cellphones #fizz #quebec #grapheneos

  16. Exclusive-US military may require some troops in Mideast to surrender cell phones, sources say

    By Phil Stewart July 29 (Reuters) – The top U.S. commander for the Middle East has warned troops…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Americanservicemembers #BradCooper #breakingnews #Cellphones #deployedtroops #Iran #operationalsecurity
    newsbeep.com/669034/

  17. A study of approximately 50 schoolchildren in third and sixth grades in linguistically diverse districts found that those who simply *owned* a cell phone had lower reading comprehension than those who did not.

    Non-native English speakers benefited from learning to text early, however.

    Summary: phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cel

    Original paper: mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/8/1263

    #Science #Reading #Education #Cellphones #Schools

  18. A study of approximately 50 schoolchildren in third and sixth grades in linguistically diverse districts found that those who simply *owned* a cell phone had lower reading comprehension than those who did not.

    Non-native English speakers benefited from learning to text early, however.

    Summary: phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cel

    Original paper: mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/8/1263

    #Science #Reading #Education #Cellphones #Schools

  19. A study of approximately 50 schoolchildren in third and sixth grades in linguistically diverse districts found that those who simply *owned* a cell phone had lower reading comprehension than those who did not.

    Non-native English speakers benefited from learning to text early, however.

    Summary: phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cel

    Original paper: mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/8/1263

    #Science #Reading #Education #Cellphones #Schools

  20. A study of approximately 50 schoolchildren in third and sixth grades in linguistically diverse districts found that those who simply *owned* a cell phone had lower reading comprehension than those who did not.

    Non-native English speakers benefited from learning to text early, however.

    Summary: phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cel

    Original paper: mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/8/1263

    #Science #Reading #Education #Cellphones #Schools

  21. A study of approximately 50 schoolchildren in third and sixth grades in linguistically diverse districts found that those who simply *owned* a cell phone had lower reading comprehension than those who did not.

    Non-native English speakers benefited from learning to text early, however.

    Summary: phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cel

    Original paper: mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/8/1263

    #Science #Reading #Education #Cellphones #Schools

  22. social.gamefan.net/@techwire/1

    Best "Rugged Phone" 2026 article.

    My #NothingPhone was accidentally left in my Jeep in direct sunlight in 95-100 fahrenheit weather for about 45 minutes (coming back from an outreach event & putting things back/talking to ppl gets hectic). It shut down on its own due to the heat, and after I popped it into the fridge for 5 minutes, it recovered fully. I was so worried but that baby survived! 🤌📳🫂 #CellPhones #TropicThunderSurvive.gif

  23. social.gamefan.net/@techwire/1

    Best "Rugged Phone" 2026 article.

    My #NothingPhone was accidentally left in my Jeep in direct sunlight in 95-100 fahrenheit weather for about 45 minutes (coming back from an outreach event & putting things back/talking to ppl gets hectic). It shut down on its own due to the heat, and after I popped it into the fridge for 5 minutes, it recovered fully. I was so worried but that baby survived! 🤌📳🫂 #CellPhones #TropicThunderSurvive.gif

  24. social.gamefan.net/@techwire/1

    Best "Rugged Phone" 2026 article.

    My #NothingPhone was accidentally left in my Jeep in direct sunlight in 95-100 fahrenheit weather for about 45 minutes (coming back from an outreach event & putting things back/talking to ppl gets hectic). It shut down on its own due to the heat, and after I popped it into the fridge for 5 minutes, it recovered fully. I was so worried but that baby survived! 🤌📳🫂 #CellPhones #TropicThunderSurvive.gif

  25. social.gamefan.net/@techwire/1

    Best "Rugged Phone" 2026 article.

    My #NothingPhone was accidentally left in my Jeep in direct sunlight in 95-100 fahrenheit weather for about 45 minutes (coming back from an outreach event & putting things back/talking to ppl gets hectic). It shut down on its own due to the heat, and after I popped it into the fridge for 5 minutes, it recovered fully. I was so worried but that baby survived! 🤌📳🫂 #CellPhones #TropicThunderSurvive.gif

  26. social.gamefan.net/@techwire/1

    Best "Rugged Phone" 2026 article.

    My #NothingPhone was accidentally left in my Jeep in direct sunlight in 95-100 fahrenheit weather for about 45 minutes (coming back from an outreach event & putting things back/talking to ppl gets hectic). It shut down on its own due to the heat, and after I popped it into the fridge for 5 minutes, it recovered fully. I was so worried but that baby survived! 🤌📳🫂 #CellPhones #TropicThunderSurvive.gif

  27. Good morning. 🌸🌸🌸

    11 July 2026

    I use my phone mostly as a pocket‑sized computer rather than a telephone, though I do occasionally make or answer a call. If I want to look something up—anytime, anywhere—I reach for my back pocket, pull out my iPhone, and the world opens. It’s amazing, really, and I know I’m not the only one who does this. But if I set my phone down while moving around and suddenly think of something I want to research, which happens often, I find myself scrambling. Where did I leave it? That moment of panic is unsettling. It’s strange to feel so tethered to an object. In a way, it’s like carrying around a genie everywhere I go—one that can answer any question or fetch almost anything with a tap. Aladdin’s lamp has nothing on this little slab of metal and glass; I get far more than three wishes.

    It makes me wonder how I managed daily life for so long without a cell phone. Maybe it’s similar to what my grandparents must have felt when they looked back and asked how people lived without running water or electricity. Was there really life before the automobile? I suspect most of us today wouldn’t last long in that world.

    Imagine the chaos if all the cell towers suddenly went dark. It’s not impossible. Then what? Payphones have vanished, and most homes have abandoned landlines. And that’s just the communication piece. If electricity and fuel stopped flowing, survival itself would be at stake.

    It’s almost comical that misplacing my iPhone can spark visions of a dystopian future—but here we are.

    “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” — Christian Lous Lange

    “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” — Carl Sagan

    “Big Brother is watching you.” - George Orwell, 1984

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #technology #cellphones #flowers #dystopian #genie

  28. Good morning. 🌸🌸🌸

    11 July 2026

    I use my phone mostly as a pocket‑sized computer rather than a telephone, though I do occasionally make or answer a call. If I want to look something up—anytime, anywhere—I reach for my back pocket, pull out my iPhone, and the world opens. It’s amazing, really, and I know I’m not the only one who does this. But if I set my phone down while moving around and suddenly think of something I want to research, which happens often, I find myself scrambling. Where did I leave it? That moment of panic is unsettling. It’s strange to feel so tethered to an object. In a way, it’s like carrying around a genie everywhere I go—one that can answer any question or fetch almost anything with a tap. Aladdin’s lamp has nothing on this little slab of metal and glass; I get far more than three wishes.

    It makes me wonder how I managed daily life for so long without a cell phone. Maybe it’s similar to what my grandparents must have felt when they looked back and asked how people lived without running water or electricity. Was there really life before the automobile? I suspect most of us today wouldn’t last long in that world.

    Imagine the chaos if all the cell towers suddenly went dark. It’s not impossible. Then what? Payphones have vanished, and most homes have abandoned landlines. And that’s just the communication piece. If electricity and fuel stopped flowing, survival itself would be at stake.

    It’s almost comical that misplacing my iPhone can spark visions of a dystopian future—but here we are.

    “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” — Christian Lous Lange

    “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” — Carl Sagan

    “Big Brother is watching you.” - George Orwell, 1984

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #technology #cellphones #flowers #dystopian #genie

  29. Good morning. 🌸🌸🌸

    11 July 2026

    I use my phone mostly as a pocket‑sized computer rather than a telephone, though I do occasionally make or answer a call. If I want to look something up—anytime, anywhere—I reach for my back pocket, pull out my iPhone, and the world opens. It’s amazing, really, and I know I’m not the only one who does this. But if I set my phone down while moving around and suddenly think of something I want to research, which happens often, I find myself scrambling. Where did I leave it? That moment of panic is unsettling. It’s strange to feel so tethered to an object. In a way, it’s like carrying around a genie everywhere I go—one that can answer any question or fetch almost anything with a tap. Aladdin’s lamp has nothing on this little slab of metal and glass; I get far more than three wishes.

    It makes me wonder how I managed daily life for so long without a cell phone. Maybe it’s similar to what my grandparents must have felt when they looked back and asked how people lived without running water or electricity. Was there really life before the automobile? I suspect most of us today wouldn’t last long in that world.

    Imagine the chaos if all the cell towers suddenly went dark. It’s not impossible. Then what? Payphones have vanished, and most homes have abandoned landlines. And that’s just the communication piece. If electricity and fuel stopped flowing, survival itself would be at stake.

    It’s almost comical that misplacing my iPhone can spark visions of a dystopian future—but here we are.

    “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” — Christian Lous Lange

    “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” — Carl Sagan

    “Big Brother is watching you.” - George Orwell, 1984

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #technology #cellphones #flowers #dystopian #genie

  30. Good morning. 🌸🌸🌸

    11 July 2026

    I use my phone mostly as a pocket‑sized computer rather than a telephone, though I do occasionally make or answer a call. If I want to look something up—anytime, anywhere—I reach for my back pocket, pull out my iPhone, and the world opens. It’s amazing, really, and I know I’m not the only one who does this. But if I set my phone down while moving around and suddenly think of something I want to research, which happens often, I find myself scrambling. Where did I leave it? That moment of panic is unsettling. It’s strange to feel so tethered to an object. In a way, it’s like carrying around a genie everywhere I go—one that can answer any question or fetch almost anything with a tap. Aladdin’s lamp has nothing on this little slab of metal and glass; I get far more than three wishes.

    It makes me wonder how I managed daily life for so long without a cell phone. Maybe it’s similar to what my grandparents must have felt when they looked back and asked how people lived without running water or electricity. Was there really life before the automobile? I suspect most of us today wouldn’t last long in that world.

    Imagine the chaos if all the cell towers suddenly went dark. It’s not impossible. Then what? Payphones have vanished, and most homes have abandoned landlines. And that’s just the communication piece. If electricity and fuel stopped flowing, survival itself would be at stake.

    It’s almost comical that misplacing my iPhone can spark visions of a dystopian future—but here we are.

    “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” — Christian Lous Lange

    “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” — Carl Sagan

    “Big Brother is watching you.” - George Orwell, 1984

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #technology #cellphones #flowers #dystopian #genie

  31. Good morning. 🌸🌸🌸

    11 July 2026

    I use my phone mostly as a pocket‑sized computer rather than a telephone, though I do occasionally make or answer a call. If I want to look something up—anytime, anywhere—I reach for my back pocket, pull out my iPhone, and the world opens. It’s amazing, really, and I know I’m not the only one who does this. But if I set my phone down while moving around and suddenly think of something I want to research, which happens often, I find myself scrambling. Where did I leave it? That moment of panic is unsettling. It’s strange to feel so tethered to an object. In a way, it’s like carrying around a genie everywhere I go—one that can answer any question or fetch almost anything with a tap. Aladdin’s lamp has nothing on this little slab of metal and glass; I get far more than three wishes.

    It makes me wonder how I managed daily life for so long without a cell phone. Maybe it’s similar to what my grandparents must have felt when they looked back and asked how people lived without running water or electricity. Was there really life before the automobile? I suspect most of us today wouldn’t last long in that world.

    Imagine the chaos if all the cell towers suddenly went dark. It’s not impossible. Then what? Payphones have vanished, and most homes have abandoned landlines. And that’s just the communication piece. If electricity and fuel stopped flowing, survival itself would be at stake.

    It’s almost comical that misplacing my iPhone can spark visions of a dystopian future—but here we are.

    “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” — Christian Lous Lange

    “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” — Carl Sagan

    “Big Brother is watching you.” - George Orwell, 1984

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #technology #cellphones #flowers #dystopian #genie

  32. "why not just --" Brain no worky. Need simple.
    Can't be having with holidaying in the settings, but at least having sync'ed mobile and tablet would help a lot.
    Or maybe any old touchscreen handset? But which ones, for how long, because security updates n shit.

    Altho annoying to lose the
    "is it only on Android or iOS? Oh right! I don't have to care" ability.

    #phone #Phones #mobile #mobiles #MobilePhone #MobilePhones #cell #cellular #CellPhone #CellPhones #OchMeinHandi

  33. "why not just --" Brain no worky. Need simple.
    Can't be having with holidaying in the settings, but at least having sync'ed mobile and tablet would help a lot.
    Or maybe any old touchscreen handset? But which ones, for how long, because security updates n shit.

    Altho annoying to lose the
    "is it only on Android or iOS? Oh right! I don't have to care" ability.

    #phone #Phones #mobile #mobiles #MobilePhone #MobilePhones #cell #cellular #CellPhone #CellPhones #OchMeinHandi

  34. "why not just --" Brain no worky. Need simple.
    Can't be having with holidaying in the settings, but at least having sync'ed mobile and tablet would help a lot.
    Or maybe any old touchscreen handset? But which ones, for how long, because security updates n shit.

    Altho annoying to lose the
    "is it only on Android or iOS? Oh right! I don't have to care" ability.

    #phone #Phones #mobile #mobiles #MobilePhone #MobilePhones #cell #cellular #CellPhone #CellPhones #OchMeinHandi

  35. "why not just --" Brain no worky. Need simple.
    Can't be having with holidaying in the settings, but at least having sync'ed mobile and tablet would help a lot.
    Or maybe any old touchscreen handset? But which ones, for how long, because security updates n shit.

    Altho annoying to lose the
    "is it only on Android or iOS? Oh right! I don't have to care" ability.

    #phone #Phones #mobile #mobiles #MobilePhone #MobilePhones #cell #cellular #CellPhone #CellPhones #OchMeinHandi

  36. "why not just --" Brain no worky. Need simple.
    Can't be having with holidaying in the settings, but at least having sync'ed mobile and tablet would help a lot.
    Or maybe any old touchscreen handset? But which ones, for how long, because security updates n shit.

    Altho annoying to lose the
    "is it only on Android or iOS? Oh right! I don't have to care" ability.

    #phone #Phones #mobile #mobiles #MobilePhone #MobilePhones #cell #cellular #CellPhone #CellPhones #OchMeinHandi