As some of you might know, Google plans to control the way of getting applications on Android starting in September 2026 by forcing developers to pay a fee and provide government identification documents. That would mean that most of the FOSS apps out there that can be downloaded from Accrescent, Obtainium, F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid and whatever else won't be installable anymore.
Althought Google announced to allow sideloading further, their statement didn't changed until now.
"Starting in September 2026, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices"
If you want to help keep Android an open platform, see here: https://keepandroidopen.org
We can only hope that Google change that and/or allow sideloading further for "advanced" users whatever "advanced users" are (I'm ok with clicking three popups and the "are you seriously sure" button)
#android #keepandroidopen #opensource #freesoftware #fdroid #accrescent #izzyondroid #grapheneos #obtainium
Why ask Goggle's permission?
I've started using the Zapstore app store being built by the Nostr community. Zapstore is an app built around empowering developers to release and sign apps over the Nostr protocol without having to get permission from any app store or any other entity such as a tyrannical government
F-Droid could release apps over the Nostr protocol, and bypass Google completely
Zapstore.dev
