F-DroidSep 29, 2025

Broken links aside (fix incoming), #FDroid raises the case against the #Google developer forced registration once again.

We'll skip the small talk, go read, and better yet, spread this wide and far: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html so people are made aware, actions can be taken and #Android is kept truly open!

F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

For the past 15 years, F-Droid has provided a safe and secure haven for Android users around the world to find and install free and open source apps. When co...

Show threadSabrina Web  ðŸ“ŽSep 30, 2025
@fdroidorg this looks like the best place to ask this question.
Hypothetically, if a developer chooses not to register with gooooogle, but still writes apps and publishes their code on gitea or codeberg or some other repository, can they still have their apps on fdroid? Maybe not on play store, but in fdroid?
Show threadF-DroidSep 30, 2025
@sabrinaweb71 They can, but then their friends and family can't install their app. Who wants that?
Show threadSabrina Web  ðŸ“Ž
@fdroidorg you have a point
Sep 30, 2025 at 8:52pmWeb