Rogue devs of sideloaded Android apps beg for freedom from Google's verification regime

Posted by bob on Feb 25, 2026 12:02 AM EDT
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37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play Soon, developers who just want to make Android apps for sideloading will have to register with Google. Thirty-seven technology companies, nonprofits, and civil society groups think that the Chocolate Factory should keep its nose out of third-party app stores and have asked its leadership to reconsider.…

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