Torsten GroteOct 8

"Google is supposed to begin distributing third-party app stores inside the Play Store and mirror Play Store content in other stores."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/supreme-court-refuses-to-pause-play-store-changes-while-google-appeals-antitrust-case/

Should @fdroidorg be added to Google Play?

Yes, the world needs to know about F-Droid
52.3%
No, it must stay in the free world
38.2%
I don't care
9.5%
Poll ended at .
Play Store changes coming this month as SCOTUS declines to freeze antitrust remedies

The first app store changes are due in a few weeks, with the major changes coming next summer.

Ars Technica
Show threadluxOct 8
@grote Why wouldn't you do it? It's such a pain to download the APK from the website, plus there is no authentication mechanism beside PGP and one has to grant their browser the permission to install unknown apps. @fdroidorg
Show threadF-DroidOct 9
@lux @grote True, so F-Droid should be preinstalled on Android so all those pain points go away, just like Play, right? 😛
Show threadTorsten Grote
@fdroidorg
Or like they have for browsers in the EU, choose your app store on first start and F-Droid is in the list of choices.
@lux
Oct 9 at 10:12amWeb
Show threadluxOct 9
@grote @fdroidorg that's what it should be, ideally, I agree. And I understand why you would not want this as a pseudo-compromise maintaining googles app store monopoly :)