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Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

- Paying a fee to Google
- Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
- Providing government identification
- Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
- Listing all current and future application identifiers

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Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

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Hyacinthe Stripeyeen Feb 21

@jbz guess moving to GrapheneOS is no longer an option?

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Radomír Žemlička Feb 22

@hyacinthestripeyeen @jbz AFAIK, this shouldn't affect GrapheneOS or any other custom ROM. It only affects Google-certified ROMs.

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ogghi Feb 22

@Razemix @hyacinthestripeyeen @jbz
I am not sure actually? I mean, Android being open source at its core should allow development. Then publishing in eg F-Droid should be fine?
As long as Google does not limit publication of critical source components for custom ROMs?
But it should not be possible by OSS terms?

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Radomír Žemlička

@ogghi @hyacinthestripeyeen @jbz What you are allowed to do on AOSP is one thing. What Google allows you to do on their certified OS with proprietary modifications is a whole another thing.