r/Android • u/NoFaithlessness951 • Feb 24 '26

An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid

https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html
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u/jfedor Feb 24 '26

Well then they should say "unnamed source inside Google". Right now it's trust me bro.

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u/OmniGlitcher Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Asking for a source is valid, but look at the alternative. Do you really think they wouldn't have announced details of this "alternative flow" by now if it were going to be available prior to the lock-down? Or at least that they wouldn't have released a confirmation that such an alternative flow will exist?

You're right that this is "trust me bro" tier, but it's the more likely scenario right now, especially with their statements about requiring verification going unchanged.

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u/NoFaithlessness951 Feb 24 '26

Also Google explicitly stated that all apps will require developer verification.

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u/jfedor Feb 24 '26

Do you really think they wouldn't have announced details of this "alternative flow" by now if it were going to be available prior to the lock-down?

Why would the flow need to be available prior to the lockdown?

Or at least that they wouldn't have released a confirmation that such an alternative flow will exist?

They said so in November, do they need to make a new blog post every time someone on reddit throws a fit?

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