Does anyone know how this will work vis a vis China, where Android is everywhere, but Google is not?
Will bypassing this bureaucracy be just a matter of buying a Chinese Android phone?
Will bypassing this bureaucracy be just a matter of buying a Chinese Android phone?
If you want to install APKs directly on Android phones selling in China, you'll face even more draconian restrictions imposed by both Chinese OEMs and Chinese government, e.g., cannot install telegram [1], cannot install VPNs [2], called by local police station after installing VPNs [3], and so on. And you do not have the freedom to even talk about these restrictions freely without getting sued or censored.
[1] https://xcancel.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/168915238841261670...
[2] https://xcancel.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/197843066556268971...
[3] https://xcancel.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/170299205759627676...