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

cm0002@piefed.world · 26 days ago

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

Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world · 25 days ago

The year of the Linux phone please

Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️@sh.itjust.works · 25 days ago

This scan will happen on device and only if the phone has google play services installed. I doubt if any custom ROM will be blocking apps from third party stores.

XLE@piefed.social · 24 days ago

Custom ROMs are in trouble on their own (seems to me Google is engaging in a multi-pronged attack on personal software choice), and some people can’t install a custom ROM.

Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️@sh.itjust.works · 23 days ago

GrapheneOS says Google’s recent changes will not stop them and it’s nothing to worry about.

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

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

A new layer of security for certified Android devices