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Android sideloading update is starting to be rolled out

Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next
Android Authority • Mar 31, 2026

Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next

Google has started rolling out Android's new developer verification, with user-facing sideloading changes arriving later this year.

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Federal_Zombie_9456's avatar
Federal_Zombie_9456 4mo

Google is already blocking apps from other countries just because, not for any special reason I can find.

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Federal_Zombie_9456 4mo • edited

Some sort of anronix / termux overlay or something to bypass app store completely?

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wokerealist 4mo

They want to control the masses. We need a separate app store with good OS.

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Federal_Zombie_9456 4mo

Walled garden ....... need a separate app store 😩

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Snowpire's avatar
Snowpire 4mo • edited

I was about to tell you that there is F-Droid for free and open-source software, but I see now that they are also under threat: https://f-droid.org/ made a post about it and what can be done: https://keepandroidopen.org/

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Federal_Zombie_9456 4mo

Time to find a pure Linux os phone now.

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