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...

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@fdroidorg Hi! Thanks for this article. It makes this issue clear. Just a question: If this registration and payment scheme is finally put in place by Google, could F-Droid and other open-source app repositories still available for e/OS/, Lineage OS or Graphene OS users?

Thank you!

Show threadF-DroidOct 7, 2025
@jo Only time can tell. We hope users all over the world enjoy free, clean, privacy respecting apps, not just the 0.00001% 🥲 Hence we push for such rules to be abolished, and Android to be kept truly open.
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@fdroidorg Thanks for the reply, I agree. All the best for the F-Droid team, thank you for being there.
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