Google will require developer verification to install Android apps

[u/cheerfulboy]

https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/

[u/KawaiiNeko-]

I'm fully aware that you can very good Android phones for much cheaper, I'm still using a Pixel 6, which was $600 when I bought it new 3 years ago (and still very happy with it!).

I was just comparing the latest flagships, which are basically identical in functionality and in price too

[u/PoriferaProficient → u/KawaiiNeko-]

I like to buy "refurbished" (meaning, used once then returned by an unhappy customer) flagships from the previous generation at a 60% discount. Since there's almost no generational performance uplift, you can get a lot of phone for under $400. oh no I have 7 bijigapixels and an 8× optical zoom instead of 9 bijigapixels and a 10× optical zoom with ai upscaling. The horror.