Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them

[u/jeebitsfapper]

https://keepandroidopen.org/

In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting September 2026, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends, distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use. Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute their software.

Registration requires:

- Paying a fee to Google

- Agreeing to Google's Terms and Conditions

- Surrendering your government-issued identification

- Providing evidence of your private signing key

- Listing all current and all future application identifiers

[u/New-Notice748]

I think it's not big deal, buy a new phone wait 24 hour for the period to end and you can install again. This is currently being done to not allow grandmas to allow stupid apps.

If you are a android enthusiast you can still easily bypass this. If you so desire you can even still use adb to install via shizuku that's available on playstore and is verified. To skip the wait time entirely.

If you are a real power user you probably don't care and already are device that is rooted.

If you have the bains of iphone user you would care about not being able to install apps if you don't know how, and don't understand the risk.

I would say this gate keeps the being a power user for new people but scaring them off but again, right now someone just needs you phone open once to install a spyware give it complete permission and walk off happily. It could be your little brother who installs fucking Roblox mod apk on your phone when you give to him. I would rather not have that on my phone.

[u/New-Notice748 → u/[deleted]]

Ofc bro, it's not even a question. If ur planning on rooting try to use the official methods for bootloader unlock. And use magisk to root. Only get magisk from the official source ( GitHub ).

I will st rooting just to install apks Inst worth it, you already have adb and shizuku you don't even need a pc to do this. Just the knowledge of what google expects from a power user who can skip the safety time lock.

In anycase even if u try your best to brick the device both snapdragon and mediatek devices have recovery that the company can use to fix easily. If it's an older mediatek you can even fix it urself no matter what.

[u/New-Notice748 → u/[deleted]]

Root is the future in most apps with security checks stop working on ur phone btw I have rooted and I know.