Pro@programming.devM to Technology@programming.devEnglish · edit-24 days agoGoogle plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store, starting September 2026android-developers.googleblog.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldandroid@lemmy.world
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minus-squareOpenPassageways@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoIt’s not super clear from the post whether this means that you have to pay for a developer account. It says there will be a new type of account for students and hobbyists?
minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoYou already have to pay for a dev account.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYeah they meant is that going to stay the case or will there be a new free account type? I don’t think it makes any difference. Money isn’t the issue.
It’s not super clear from the post whether this means that you have to pay for a developer account. It says there will be a new type of account for students and hobbyists?
You already have to pay for a dev account.
Yeah they meant is that going to stay the case or will there be a new free account type?
I don’t think it makes any difference. Money isn’t the issue.