Google plans new rules for Android developers who could also threaten alternative app stores such as F-Droid. The open source ...

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

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

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...