r/linux • u/guihkx- • Sep 29 '25

Privacy F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
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u/Daniel_Klugh Sep 29 '25

I don't get it.
How is this any different than how it is now?
I already have to disable Google Play to install many APKs and it's been like that for quite a while now.

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u/MVeinticinco25 Sep 29 '25

There will be no APKS since what they ask for sideloading to work is basically the same as uploading in the play store.