BluelupoGoogle Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed - It's Foss
https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/
#google #android #Playstore #appstore #developers #developerverification
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/
Ars Technica NewsWith developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy https://arstechni.ca/YBpW #developerverification #Features #security #android #malware #privacy #Google #google #Tech
Tim Makarioshttps://keepandroidopen.org/
I'm pleased to learn that GrapheneOS (and, presumably, similar things, like LineageOS) won't be directly affected by Google's apparent attempt to seize Apple-like control over what apps you're allowed to install on your Android phone, and to extract economic rents (and personal information) from app developers.
If you own a recent enough non‒carrier-branded Pixel, I'd encourage you to install GrapheneOS on it. If you don't, and can afford a second-hand Pixel once every five years or so (the Pixel 8a, for example, has security support promised till at least May 2031), I'd encourage you to get one in order to put GrapheneOS on it. (Yes, ironically, I am recommending Google-branded phones in order to escape Google's attempted app gatekeeping.)
If you can't afford a Pixel, see if you can find another phone you can install another operating system on, like LineageOS. (You might already have one.)
CC: @GrapheneOS @LineageOS @keepandroidopen
#Android #developerVerification #keepAndroidOpen #GrapheneOS #LineageOS
Henry FisherGoogle's Android Sideloading: More Friction Than Freedom
Google's Android Sideloading: More Friction Than Freedom
Muntashir AkonFinally got the invitation to #Google's new Android Developer Console for #DeveloperVerification. It says under the "Limited distribution" type, a developer is only allowed to distribute up to 20 devices. The details aren't that clear to me, not even from their official documentation (https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/android-developer-console) which only says "Capped number of apps and installs." In any case, the distribution type itself is unavailable at the moment. So, the invitation was kind of pointless. (I did say I am a hobbyist in the form.)
Brad LinderGoogle will let “power users” continue to sideload apps from unverified developers
Most phones, tablets, and other devices that ship with Google’s Android operating system come with the Google Play Store pre-installed. But as long as Android’s been around, there’s also been a feature that lets you install apps downloaded from other sources through a process generally known as “sideloading.”
But this summer the company announced that it was going to require developers of apps […]
#android #developerVerification #google #sideloading #verifiedDevelopers
S1mGoogle is abandoning their developer verification trial balloon.
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-developer-verification-early.html
NatyLatest update from Google about #DeveloperVerification #android #fdroid #sideloading
What's "limited" numbers for hobbyists? Still not very clear. #keepandroidopen
Repost:
Android Developers Blog: Android developer verification: Early access starts now as we continue to build with your feedback
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-developer-verification-early.html?m=1
To make the open web safer, Google is launching *website owner verification*. Starting in 2026, Google will require all websites to be registered in order to be opened on Chrome.
All website owners are encouraged to sign up for early access. This is the best way to get ready and stay updated.
To get verified, all you need to do is providing your personal details, upload an official ID, and pay a 25$.
For hobbyists, Google is working on another console so you can add every Google accounts that are allowed to see your website.
And as Google is committed to keep the web open, they will provide a command line interface to open a single page of a non-verified website, but it's very dangerous and your Chrome will lose its certification. This will allow banks to forbid access to their website from non-certified Chrome.