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Google plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store, starting September 2026 (android-developers.googleblog.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36316138

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

OK, this sounds problematic. I don't see any obvious language for opting out and it doesn't seem there's intent to opt out. There's probably going to be a dev option to allow it but that would probably still make installing from sources like F-Droid impractical.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

there is already a dev option that users need to enable to use fdroid and such, and google wants to change that now. I doubt that they will just add a 2nd dev option, because that wouldn't change anything.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a dev option at the moment. It's a permission setting and it doesn't require enabling developer options.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

oh, right, my bad. I so rarely go to that menu that I forgot it.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, makes sense. You do it in the beginning and then you forget about it. Until you change a phone. 😊

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago

If you want to opt out, use alternative ROMs.