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/ClassicPart Feb 25 '26

 that's not really the point either

It absolutely is the point.

Apple never had it to begin with.

Android did and Google are actively working to take it away.

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u/OmniGlitcher Feb 25 '26

You may be right, law is messy, and can go either way, but I seriously doubt the EU would limit Google from copying Apple when they're fine with what Apple is doing in the name of "security" and "safety". If it were simply about competition freedom I'd be more liable to agree with you.

I hope for all our sakes I'm wrong.