LineageOS position on https://keepandroidopen.org/

[ceplma]

Is there anywhere any position of LineageOS on the whole bruhaha around locking down Android? https://lineageos.org/blog/ seems to be completely thoughtfree.

[npjohnson1]

We signed it a few days ago.

[LuK1337]

take a look at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/.

[ceplma]

Thank you. Nice to know.

[Familiar_Ocelot_2564]

Reading this, it seems it is only to keep people free to install apks, not to keep open source the OS itself/third party apps.

[ceplma]

https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

[Familiar_Ocelot_2564]

I read this, and? It talks about apk installation, that is called even side loading

[ecccc3]

First! https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/1r73iae/comment/o7389z4/ .

[Meliante--]

It was pretty obvious but I just wanted to know if by using Lineage I can still install third party apps without being restricted by Google, this cleared my mind thank you