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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid

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Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks could end the open-source project.

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How does google plan to enforce this? Will they disable side-loading for any app that isn’t registered with google?
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  That is their intent, yes. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/
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  Yes, pretty much. You need to sign the app with a key registered with Google.
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