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Google’s New Developer Rules Threaten to End the F-Droid Open-Source App Store

If you’re the type of Android user who values privacy and open-source software, you’re probably familiar with F-Droid. It’s ...

Google's new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.
Yahoo News Singapore

Google to block apps from all unverified developers, S’pore users among first to be affected

SINGAPORE – Come September 2026, Android smartphone users in Singapore will find it more difficult to download apps from outside the Google Play Store – a process known as sideloading. In an Aug 25 ...
TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...
9to5google

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading

To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This ...
Reuters

Google hit with US lawsuit by Korean publishers, app developer

June 4 (Reuters) - Two Korean publishing groups and a Korean app developer have sued Google in U.S. court, accusing the Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab unit of illegally monopolizing Android app ...