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F-Droid pushes back against Google's Android sideloading crackdown
Original: # FDroid2 # appstore thumbs its nose at # Google 's dev crackdown Goog is tightening screws on # Android # sideloading ,
Google is tightening restrictions on Android sideloading, requiring developer verification that threatens independent app distribution. In response, F-Droid, the free and open-source app marketplace, is rolling out a major overhaul of its platform and planning for a future in which Google's rules make installing apps outside the Play Store harder. Supporters see the update as a defense of user choice and software freedom on Android.
Why now: Google's new developer verification requirements for sideloaded apps threaten independent app stores like F-Droid, prompting a major response from the open-source community.
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- # FDroid2 # appstore thumbs its nose at # Google 's dev crackdown Goog is tightening screws on # Android # sideloading , but # FOSS app market is rolling out a huge overhaul and planning for future “For more than a decade, # FDroid has helped people discover and install # free… · BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io · 7
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