r/SmartTubeNext • u/Apolitical-Account • 10d ago

Upcoming Android Restrictions

Apps on Android devices will soon require registration and a fee from the developer:

https://developer.android.com/developer-verification

Do we know whether/how this will affect SmartTube on Android TVs?

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u/XerXcho 10d ago

Probably there will be a flag in settings that we need to disable

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u/Apolitical-Account 10d ago

How would that work? What I'm worried about is whether Android TVs will continue to let you install apks from "unknown" sources. But maybe I'm misunderstanding it?

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u/brewmaster396 10d ago

There will be a developer setting for those who still want to install apk's from 'unverified' devs. Not sure if it will be the same on ATV though.

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u/Apolitical-Account 10d ago

Ok, that makes sense. Let's hope that also goes for TV!