F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends verification as a security step.

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The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce developer registration for app installation, according to the project's ...

Google argues that the Android Developer Verification program isn't meant to put an end to sideloading but instead will help bolster security.

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify their identity.

If you’re the type of Android user who values privacy and open-source software, you’re probably familiar with F-Droid. It’s an alternative to the Google Play Store that only ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app distribution,' F-Droid says in a post.

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper for all Android apps.

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