Google is threatening to remove the last big reason people choose Android over Apple, and... they are on the wrong sideload of history.
  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 month ago

    The jist of it:

    In August 2025, Google announced ↗ that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

    Paying a fee to Google
Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
Providing government identification
Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
Listing all current and future application identifiers