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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
"""
@alice Last i heard this changed to allowing unverified developers to keep making apps and allowing them to be installed but putting in a one-time Brady Bill "wait period" for installing them
edit: yeah it's right there on the page and as stupid as it is (i get it, middle ground and such), i actually don't like this group's final line here:
"Until Google provides a shipping implementation that can be independently verified, our position remains unchanged: all apps from non-
registered developers will be blocked once their lockdown goes into effect in September 2026."
i mean they've specifically said they won't block apps so it's a little facetious of this group to scream "our position remains unchanged: *ALL APPS WILL BE BLOCKED*".
ruins credibility, moves goalposts.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/897420/android-sideloading-unverified-developers-process
@alice it definitely isn't "you cannot install ANY apps"
and the waiting period is stupid but it's a one-time. would be better if they just made you sign a waiver.
I'm just commenting on sending info saying it's going to be impossible unless you register for a developer account. that's not accurate
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