OK. Anonymous publishing of APKs is gone. No sideloading, no Obtainium, unless KYCed. This will fix nothing (there are many people who will gladly KYC for a bottle of vodka), but introduce control into Android, that was pretty open so far.
The minority of @GrapheneOS and similar will be still free.
We need to move to PWAs.
Android Developers Blog
A new layer of security for certified Android devices
Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.
