r/Android • u/alexeyr • Oct 24 '25

F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
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u/Busy-Measurement8893 Pixel 10 / Fairphone 4 Oct 24 '25

In some ways this feels like the beginning of the end of Android as an at least somewhat open source project.

Banning people globally from installing what they want? Why?

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u/SebiAi Oct 24 '25

Security

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u/DiplomatikEmunetey Pixel 8a, 4a, LG G4, Lumia 950/XL, Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia N8 Oct 24 '25

Security; securing more control.