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-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 days agoThis is only for certified devices so if you’re using custom mods nothing will change. For open source Android devs it means that now they will have to hand Google their data or people with stock android won’t be able to install their apps.
This is only for certified devices so if you’re using custom mods nothing will change.
For open source Android devs it means that now they will have to hand Google their data or people with stock android won’t be able to install their apps.