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Google has been clear that installing apps through sideloading and from other app stores will continue to work as long as the developer went through the verific
by tschumacher 7mo ago
Google has been clear that installing apps through sideloading and from other app stores will continue to work as long as the developer went through the verification process to get their app signed.
Source: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-...
- miggol 7mo agoYes, the entire point is that requiring Google's permission to sideload anything is very bad. The linked post by F-droid additionally points out that even that very bad case is not certain. We shouldn't trust that Google will even allow sideloading at all based on their words on their own blog. Media has a responsibility to report that there is no evidence that Google will even allow anyone to sideload at this point.
- curt15 7mo agoWhat recourse does one have if Google simply revokes the permission it granted?
- paulddraper 7mo agoAnd who determines whether or not they get an accepted signing key?