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🔐BREAKING: Google will begin verifying the identity of ALL DEVELOPERS who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store! This is to prevent malware developers from using anonymity as a shield. Full details👇 🔗
Android Authority
Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities
Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store.
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UPDATE: Google says that hobbyist & student devs will NOT have to pay the $25 registration fee. Also, any info you provide won't be shown to Android users, unlike on Google Play. My article has been updated with this info + screenshots of the Android Developer Console. image
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Mishaal Rahman's avatar Mishaal Rahman
🔐BREAKING: Google will begin verifying the identity of ALL DEVELOPERS who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store! This is to prevent malware developers from using anonymity as a shield. Full details👇 🔗
Android Authority
Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities
Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store.
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Github crackdown will likely come at some point. Then, we'll have a problem. It's about friction on freedom. Lock down Android Open Source, lockdown Playstore, lockdown Git, lockdown internet access. Keeping tightening the net. Information will flow, but it'll take creative, driven, and freedom-focused individuals to stay one step ahead of the Blob. Are there any decentralized Github alternatives that are viable for production app development? #asknostr