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Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.
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Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

Google to require developer IDs even for sideloaded Android apps

Google is tightening the screws on Android security. From March 2026, developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store ...