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Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid

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Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks could end the open-source project.

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Today: I can sideload a non verified apk.

After the update: I grab the same apk and I can’t sideload it.
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  That’s not removing a feature though, it’s just changing it. Side loading is the feature.
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    You could do something with the device, now you can’t.
    
    That’s illegal here.

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