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.
  • Tiger_Man_@szmer.infoEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    Would this be possible to bypass by bulding an app from source and convincing android that you are a developer who is testing his program?

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      theoretically installing through ADB will still work. but that’s very impractical, and f-droid cannot do that.

      • InnerScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        Theoretically, google could keep that workaround in the code, yes.

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        Practically it will be gone in 3…2…1…