Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world Moonrise2473 @feddit.it 1 wk. ago

Can't install app because it isn't "certified" by the government

There's a certain "people's republic" where they introduced a new government signature on all android apps. For "safety", as they "check" the apps for you 😉

more of this ICP scam

For now it can be bypassed after three pages of scary warnings but in the future?

Maybe it could be a big reason of why they're liking harmony os that much, you don't need to manually approve android apps if android apps are completely unsupported

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Yeaah.. im starting to really dislike phones tbh.. i might start sticking to my laptop from now on, infinitely less restrictive
Why is your phone half a meter long?
Why have we given juggalos so much power?
Well you bought a Chinese phone. The Chinese government likes to restrict what its people see like all authoritarian governments.

Get something with stock Android or iOS. Better yet, go foss droid
I feel your pain. Went to have a wank last night before bed and went to pornhub and my state government wants to verify age via ID card. So pornhub just said fuck that shit and my ip address is blocked from visiting the lovely site. Am sad
At least your country is down with the clown.
Why did you even buy a phone meant for the Chinese market in the first place?
Where do you live that you are being governed by the Insane Clown Posse?
Don't buy Xiaomi.
"This app hasn't been checked for third party spyware along with our official trusted spyware. Proceed with caution."
Have you tried yelling " WHOOP WHOOP" at it?
I've got your ICP registration info right here baby WOOP WOOP
China, what a bastion of freedom.
Fucking Smart Phones, how do they work?
That's only on their local android varieties though. That looks like a Xiaomi/Redmi phone? In that case head over to xiaomi.eu, download the EU version of the ROM, and flash it following the instructions there, it's very straightforward.

With Oppo and OnePlus phones it's equally simple, there are a ton of how-to's over on https://forum.xda-developers.com/ for all models. If you stay in China, best get their Indian ROMs, the EU ones have some mobile bands inactive that are not in use there, but are in Asia.

For other phone manufacturers, it's anywhere between trivial and impossible (Huawei for example). Xda-dev is your best source of info usually.
Can you install a jailbreak OS, or is that not allowed for “safety”?
ICP?
It sucks!
Augh i hate xiaomi so much.
FAFO... bought the chinaman phone, got fucked by the chinaman

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