by CosmicKnowledge » Thu Jul 31, 2025 4:57 pm
Hello. As you know, Google has gone full and insanely 1984, just like Apple and Microsoft. I have completely moved away from Windows and moved to Linux and a de-Googled phone. I will, can never, go back. In case people haven't noticed, laws are being changed worldwide to enable an authoritarian regime to control every aspect of our lives through surveillance and focused enforcement. Look no further than the UK to see what I mean. They are stopping end-to-end encryption by requiring back doors. Google has used their control of Android to add a layer that abstracts hardware, allowing custom surveillance hardware to be integrated into Android at a much deeper level where it cannot be controlled, much like the latest iPhones now have surveillance hardware that we cannot control.
If I purchased Media Monkey Android, how do I get the Pro version on a de-Googled phone that has no "Google Play Store"? The Aurora store lets me download but Play Services are needed to authorize the DRM to unlock the Pro version. Obviously, this can never happen or else it turns my de-Googled device into a Googled device. That would be totally self defeating.
Surely there must be a way to get the Pro version I paid for on a de-Googled phone?? Activation key like the Windows version? Activation file? Activation that does not involve Google (or other big-tech)?
Hello. As you know, Google has gone full and insanely 1984, just like Apple and Microsoft. I have completely moved away from Windows and moved to Linux and a de-Googled phone. I will, can never, go back. In case people haven't noticed, laws are being changed worldwide to enable an authoritarian regime to control every aspect of our lives through surveillance and focused enforcement. Look no further than the UK to see what I mean. They are stopping end-to-end encryption by requiring back doors. Google has used their control of Android to add a layer that abstracts hardware, allowing custom surveillance hardware to be integrated into Android at a much deeper level where it cannot be controlled, much like the latest iPhones now have surveillance hardware that we cannot control.
If I purchased Media Monkey Android, how do I get the Pro version on a de-Googled phone that has no "Google Play Store"? The Aurora store lets me download but Play Services are needed to authorize the DRM to unlock the Pro version. Obviously, this can never happen or else it turns my de-Googled device into a Googled device. That would be totally self defeating.
Surely there must be a way to get the Pro version I paid for on a de-Googled phone?? Activation key like the Windows version? Activation file? Activation that does not involve Google (or other big-tech)?