0xedbMar 19

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-de...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/

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Show threadjanice1999
The forced ID for developers outside the Play store is already killing open source projects you could get on F-Droid. The EU really needs to identify this platform gatekeeping as a threat. As an EU citizen I should not be forced to give government ID to a US company, which can blacklist me without recourse, in order to share apps with other EU citizens on devices we own.
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Show threadhactuallyMar 19
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Show threadjanice1999Mar 19
The DSA covers App stores with a large numbers of users - this is about allowing users side load unsigned apps. Afaik there is no requirement to identify the developers of applications that can be installed on a vendors platform (outside the app store). Otherwise Microsoft would require Government ID to compile and email someone an EXE.
Show threadanhnerMar 20
stop spreading misinformation
Show threadfleroviumnaMar 19
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