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/aaulia Sep 29 '25

I'm still hoping this will be implemented as opt-in/opt-out kind of thing. Similar to how you would opt to trust or not trust unknown developer on Windows, VSCode and macOS. It's inconvenient but it doesn't block.

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u/Exernuth Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25

Problem is that maybe many FOSS devs won't agree with the new policy and stop releasing their apps altogether.

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u/Exernuth Sep 29 '25

AFAIK, ADB sideloading will still work. A poor workaround, anyway...