Meriv çawa li Welatê Me ji astengkirina cîhazên Android-ê dûr dikeve
US sanctions can affect any area of ​​life for s, including disrupting the proper operation of their smartphones and other Android-based devices. KP, together with expert Grigory Tsyganov, tried to figure out how to avoid a possible blocking of Android due to sanctions

In light of widespread economic restrictions from Western countries, the question becomes urgent whether Google can shut down Android, thereby leaving users without devices that run on it? 

What to do if not only applications begin to slow down, but also the entire operation of the smartphone, for example, gets up? Follow the simple instructions from Healthy Food Near Me to prevent possible problems.

Is it possible to block Android devices in Our Country?

Recent events suggest that even the most absurd scenarios cannot be ruled out. So, on May 5, Google officially banned developers from uploading their paid apps to the main Android app store, and users from downloading them. This suggests that over time, the sanctions policy can only intensify.

On the other hand, the complete blocking of tens of millions of Android devices of ordinary users will negatively affect the reputation of Google. The very idea of ​​Linux, on which the Android operating system is built, is to freely distribute access to computers and smartphones.

Based on this logic, it can be assumed that Google will block Android in Our Country only partially, by disabling parts of Google Mobile Services. For example, it will leave s without the Google Play app store, Google Maps Youtube. In this case, users from Our Country will have to use alternative software. In fact, since 2019, due to the US sanctions policy, all Chinese Huawei and Honor equipment has been completely cut off from Google services. However, these smartphones work fine on Android, but without any access to a Google account.

If the blocking does happen, it will most likely come with a new OS update. Therefore, it is better to arm yourself with self-configuring updates tools and minimize the risk of failures in your Android devices on your own.

By the way, the facts show that it is possible to completely block an Android smartphone without OS updates. Already in Android 4.1 there was a function “Find my device”1 with the ability to track, clean or force lock a lost smartphone. In other words, Google has been physically able to turn your device into a brick since 2013. In addition, theoretically, disabling Android auto-update harms the security of the device – keep this in mind.

Step by step instructions for smartphones

To turn off auto-update:

  1. Go to “Settings” / “About phone”
  2. Then – the item “System Updates” or with a similar name, since this section is called differently in different devices. 
  3. You need to uncheck or switch the toggle switch in the “Software Update” section so that “Automatic Update” is deactivated.

Step by step instructions for tablets

To configure tablet updates, you must perform the following steps with the settings: 

  1. Go to the basic settings of your tablet, and select “About device”.
  2. In the proposed list, select the item “Software update” / “System and updates”.
  3. You cannot completely turn off auto-update, but by choosing the option to update only via Wi-Fi, the software update will occur only with your consent, and the previous version will work without failures for a long time 

Step-by-step instructions for smart watches

Smart watch updates must be configured in the mobile application of each watch model. The general procedure is as follows:

  1. «Settings» section
  2. Subsection “Updates”
  3. Disable auto-updates. 

Step by step instructions for “Android-TV”

The shutdown algorithm is almost no different from other devices on the Android OS.

  1. Find the “Settings” tab,
  2. Go to the “System” subsection. 
  3. Now find the “Software Update” section, and in it a button with three dots (•••);
  4. In the menu that appears, you need to uncheck the “Automatic updates” item or move the slider to the “Off” position

Pirs û bersivên populer

Bersivên pirsên populer Grigory Tsyganov, pisporê navenda karûbarê tamîrkirina elektronîkî.

Is it possible to “roll back” the version of the Android OS to the previous one in case of blocking?

Downgrading, in other words, lowering the version of the operating system, may be associated with data loss, so be sure to take care of a backup copy even at the stage of planning a rollback to the previous version. Theoretically, for those who are familiar with the flashing procedure, downgrading the OS version should not cause difficulties against the backdrop of a lock.

Will “Chinese” versions of Android suffer with central locking?

If the blocking takes place, it will affect only those where Google was not previously blocked. Recall that Xiaomi, beloved by many, offers smartphones in two software versions (for the domestic market of China and for the rest of the world with a different firmware). And just in the domestic market, Google services were already blocked, so these smartphones will not be affected by innovations against the backdrop of sanctions. And users of the global version of the operating system can hypothetically suffer.
  1. https://support.google.com/android/answer/6160491?hl=ru

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