Google is requiring mandatory developer verification for all Android apps in 2026

https://lemmy.world/post/44539208

Start moving to LineageOS or GrapheneOS now. Plan your next phone purchase on a model supporting one of these. eBay a used phone if you have to. Get out.
Do they have their own app stores? How does that work? Already switched my PC to Linux. Maybe I’ll look into that.
LineageOS doesn’t have any store preinstalled, but you can install them yourself from the internet. F-Droid offers only open source apps, and Aurora Store is alternative front end to Google Play, which can download any app from GP.