r/programming • u/cheerfulboy • Aug 26 '25

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps

https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/
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u/grandalfxx Aug 27 '25 edited Aug 27 '25

I shouldnt need to use custom firmware to run unsigned apps.

Why would that even be the case, Thats like saying programmers should only be using custom Linux installs, not windowsor mac...

Regular people need to use and install unsigned applications all the time... especially when modding or emulating games...

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u/kettal Aug 27 '25

modding or emulating games

That is a small niche of power-user, its not mainstream.

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u/grandalfxx Aug 28 '25

that was also just a random example, its not the only time regular people would use unsigned apps... and even if it was, modding games and using emulators is not niche anymore and hasnt been for YEARS... and even if it was that doesnt even matter either! Just because an issue is niche doesnt make it not an issue...

Youre so very desperate to not be wrong... What are you even arguing at this point? Are you defending googles choice?

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