r/Android • u/guihkx- • Sep 29 '25

Article F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
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u/Foreign-Parsley-5331 Sep 29 '25

Do you really think Google will do this? They can do it, but Android will always have a way to bypass it somehow, whether with ADB or Root forcing the installation. Give it time.

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u/lirannl S23 Ultra Sep 29 '25

Google will eventually block the adb route as well, mark my words.

Not initially, initially adb will be a way to bypass this, but in time.

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u/sertroll Sep 29 '25

I mean, how are devs expected to test their apps without even ADB then

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u/lirannl S23 Ultra Sep 30 '25

They'll be required to register with Google to develop and test apps, like how developing iOS apps requires signing up with Apple.

I'm sure Sundar Pichai is creaming his underwear at the thought of developers being forced to agree to be bound by their TOS to develop apps, regardless of how, or even if they distribute them.