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@privacyint @Privacymatters @beyondmachines1 #developerverification #govtid #privacymatters #enshittified
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I do recall this was being implemented around January or so.
#amazon #developerconsole

RE: https://chaos.social/@SylvieLorxu/116430780316307342

The real incompetence starts when you hit that button. You select the key that app was signed with, and the next screen tells you… what?

"By continuing, you understand that you are attempting to register <packageName> using a key that doesn't meet Google's package name registration rules. This may not be successful."

So: they have apps in their store which don't meet their rules? And keys that can't be accepted? Interesting – and much production ready…

#Google #DeveloperVerification

RE: https://chaos.social/@SylvieLorxu/116430780316307342

The real incompetence starts when you hit that button. You select the key that app was signed with, and the next screen tells you… what?

"By continuing, you understand that you are attempting to register <packageName> using a key that doesn't meet Google's package name registration rules. This may not be successful."

So: they have apps in their store which don't meet their rules? And keys that can't be accepted? Interesting – and much production ready…

#Google #DeveloperVerification

RE: https://chaos.social/@SylvieLorxu/116430780316307342

The real incompetence starts when you hit that button. You select the key that app was signed with, and the next screen tells you… what?

"By continuing, you understand that you are attempting to register <packageName> using a key that doesn't meet Google's package name registration rules. This may not be successful."

So: they have apps in their store which don't meet their rules? And keys that can't be accepted? Interesting – and much production ready…

#Google #DeveloperVerification

RE: https://chaos.social/@SylvieLorxu/116430780316307342

The real incompetence starts when you hit that button. You select the key that app was signed with, and the next screen tells you… what?

"By continuing, you understand that you are attempting to register <packageName> using a key that doesn't meet Google's package name registration rules. This may not be successful."

So: they have apps in their store which don't meet their rules? And keys that can't be accepted? Interesting – and much production ready…

#Google #DeveloperVerification

RE: https://chaos.social/@SylvieLorxu/116430780316307342

The real incompetence starts when you hit that button. You select the key that app was signed with, and the next screen tells you… what?

"By continuing, you understand that you are attempting to register <packageName> using a key that doesn't meet Google's package name registration rules. This may not be successful."

So: they have apps in their store which don't meet their rules? And keys that can't be accepted? Interesting – and much production ready…

#Google #DeveloperVerification

#Microsoft inesperadamente le cerró el acceso a cuentas de desarrollador a proyectos de privacidad y seguridad, como #VeraCrypt y #WireGuard, así comprometiendo las futuras actualizaciones de estos programas respectivamente.

Es simplemente asqueroso y repugnante que Micro$lop controle lo que sus usuarios pueden o no instalar y usar, así como lo está intentando Google con #DeveloperVerification. Por eso y más #DejaDeUsarWindows.

https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/116378999499945180

#MicdanSigiloNoticia #Microslop #Windows

#Microsoft inesperadamente le cerró el acceso a cuentas de desarrollador a proyectos de privacidad y seguridad, como #VeraCrypt y #WireGuard, así comprometiendo las futuras actualizaciones de estos programas respectivamente.

Es simplemente asqueroso y repugnante que Micro$lop controle lo que sus usuarios pueden o no instalar y usar, así como lo está intentando Google con #DeveloperVerification. Por eso y más #DejaDeUsarWindows.

https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/116378999499945180

#MicdanSigiloNoticia #Microslop #Windows

🚨 "Breaking news" from the future: Android's 2026 "verification" reveals the shocking news that developers must actually prove they exist. 🎉 Just another day in the land of tech where common sense is an innovative concept! 🙄
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification-rolling-out-to-all-developers.html #BreakingNews #Android2026 #DeveloperVerification #TechHumor #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 "Breaking news" from the future: Android's 2026 "verification" reveals the shocking news that developers must actually prove they exist. 🎉 Just another day in the land of tech where common sense is an innovative concept! 🙄
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification-rolling-out-to-all-developers.html #BreakingNews #Android2026 #DeveloperVerification #TechHumor #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 "Breaking news" from the future: Android's 2026 "verification" reveals the shocking news that developers must actually prove they exist. 🎉 Just another day in the land of tech where common sense is an innovative concept! 🙄
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification-rolling-out-to-all-developers.html #BreakingNews #Android2026 #DeveloperVerification #TechHumor #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 "Breaking news" from the future: Android's 2026 "verification" reveals the shocking news that developers must actually prove they exist. 🎉 Just another day in the land of tech where common sense is an innovative concept! 🙄
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification-rolling-out-to-all-developers.html #BreakingNews #Android2026 #DeveloperVerification #TechHumor #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 "Breaking news" from the future: Android's 2026 "verification" reveals the shocking news that developers must actually prove they exist. 🎉 Just another day in the land of tech where common sense is an innovative concept! 🙄
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification-rolling-out-to-all-developers.html #BreakingNews #Android2026 #DeveloperVerification #TechHumor #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

#HackerNews #Android #Openness #Safety #Choice #DeveloperVerification

Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

#HackerNews #Android #Openness #Safety #Choice #DeveloperVerification

Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

#HackerNews #Android #Openness #Safety #Choice #DeveloperVerification

Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

#HackerNews #Android #Openness #Safety #Choice #DeveloperVerification

Android: Balancing Openness and Choice with Safety

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

#HackerNews #Android #Openness #Safety #Choice #DeveloperVerification

Sideloading Android apps is here to stay… but Google will make you wait a day before doing it the first time

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of apps from unverified sources. That didn’t go over well with everyone.

So in Google said it would come up with an “advanced flow” that would allow power users to install apps from unverified sources. Now the company has laid out […]

Sideloading Android apps is here to stay… but Google will make you wait a day before doing it the first time

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of apps from unverified sources. That didn’t go over well with everyone.

So in Google said it would come up with an “advanced flow” that would allow power users to install apps from unverified sources. Now the company has laid out […]

Sideloading Android apps is here to stay… but Google will make you wait a day before doing it the first time

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of apps from unverified sources. That didn’t go over well with everyone.

So in Google said it would come up with an “advanced flow” that would allow power users to install apps from unverified sources. Now the company has laid out […]

Sideloading Android apps is here to stay… but Google will make you wait a day before doing it the first time

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of apps from unverified sources. That didn’t go over well with everyone.

So in Google said it would come up with an “advanced flow” that would allow power users to install apps from unverified sources. Now the company has laid out […]

Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed - It's Foss

https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

#google #android #Playstore #appstore #developers #developerverification

Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed - It's Foss

https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

#google #android #Playstore #appstore #developers #developerverification

Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed - It's Foss

https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

#google #android #Playstore #appstore #developers #developerverification

#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/

#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/

#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/

#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/

#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/

https://keepandroidopen.org/
I'm pleased to learn that GrapheneOS (and, presumably, similar things, like LineageOS) won't be directly affected by Google's apparent attempt to seize Apple-like control over what apps you're allowed to install on your Android phone, and to extract economic rents (and personal information) from app developers.

If you own a recent enough non‒carrier-branded Pixel, I'd encourage you to install GrapheneOS on it. If you don't, and can afford a second-hand Pixel once every five years or so (the Pixel 8a, for example, has security support promised till at least May 2031), I'd encourage you to get one in order to put GrapheneOS on it. (Yes, ironically, I am recommending Google-branded phones in order to escape Google's attempted app gatekeeping.)

If you can't afford a Pixel, see if you can find another phone you can install another operating system on, like LineageOS. (You might already have one.)

CC: @GrapheneOS @LineageOS @keepandroidopen
#Android #developerVerification #keepAndroidOpen #GrapheneOS #LineageOS

https://keepandroidopen.org/
I'm pleased to learn that GrapheneOS (and, presumably, similar things, like LineageOS) won't be directly affected by Google's apparent attempt to seize Apple-like control over what apps you're allowed to install on your Android phone, and to extract economic rents (and personal information) from app developers.

If you own a recent enough non‒carrier-branded Pixel, I'd encourage you to install GrapheneOS on it. If you don't, and can afford a second-hand Pixel once every five years or so (the Pixel 8a, for example, has security support promised till at least May 2031), I'd encourage you to get one in order to put GrapheneOS on it. (Yes, ironically, I am recommending Google-branded phones in order to escape Google's attempted app gatekeeping.)

If you can't afford a Pixel, see if you can find another phone you can install another operating system on, like LineageOS. (You might already have one.)

CC: @GrapheneOS @LineageOS @keepandroidopen
#Android #developerVerification #keepAndroidOpen #GrapheneOS #LineageOS

https://keepandroidopen.org/
I'm pleased to learn that GrapheneOS (and, presumably, similar things, like LineageOS) won't be directly affected by Google's apparent attempt to seize Apple-like control over what apps you're allowed to install on your Android phone, and to extract economic rents (and personal information) from app developers.

If you own a recent enough non‒carrier-branded Pixel, I'd encourage you to install GrapheneOS on it. If you don't, and can afford a second-hand Pixel once every five years or so (the Pixel 8a, for example, has security support promised till at least May 2031), I'd encourage you to get one in order to put GrapheneOS on it. (Yes, ironically, I am recommending Google-branded phones in order to escape Google's attempted app gatekeeping.)

If you can't afford a Pixel, see if you can find another phone you can install another operating system on, like LineageOS. (You might already have one.)

CC: @GrapheneOS @LineageOS @keepandroidopen
#Android #developerVerification #keepAndroidOpen #GrapheneOS #LineageOS

Finally got the invitation to #Google's new Android Developer Console for #DeveloperVerification. It says under the "Limited distribution" type, a developer is only allowed to distribute up to 20 devices. The details aren't that clear to me, not even from their official documentation (https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/android-developer-console) which only says "Capped number of apps and installs." In any case, the distribution type itself is unavailable at the moment. So, the invitation was kind of pointless. (I did say I am a hobbyist in the form.)

Finally got the invitation to #Google's new Android Developer Console for #DeveloperVerification. It says under the "Limited distribution" type, a developer is only allowed to distribute up to 20 devices. The details aren't that clear to me, not even from their official documentation (https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/android-developer-console) which only says "Capped number of apps and installs." In any case, the distribution type itself is unavailable at the moment. So, the invitation was kind of pointless. (I did say I am a hobbyist in the form.)

Finally got the invitation to #Google's new Android Developer Console for #DeveloperVerification. It says under the "Limited distribution" type, a developer is only allowed to distribute up to 20 devices. The details aren't that clear to me, not even from their official documentation (https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/android-developer-console) which only says "Capped number of apps and installs." In any case, the distribution type itself is unavailable at the moment. So, the invitation was kind of pointless. (I did say I am a hobbyist in the form.)

Finally got the invitation to #Google's new Android Developer Console for #DeveloperVerification. It says under the "Limited distribution" type, a developer is only allowed to distribute up to 20 devices. The details aren't that clear to me, not even from their official documentation (https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/android-developer-console) which only says "Capped number of apps and installs." In any case, the distribution type itself is unavailable at the moment. So, the invitation was kind of pointless. (I did say I am a hobbyist in the form.)

A theoretical way to circumvent Android developer verification

https://enaix.github.io/2025/10/30/developer-verification.html

#HackerNews #AndroidDevelopment #Circumvention #SecurityResearch #DeveloperVerification #HackerNews

Google is ramping up Android security—every app developer now needs to verify their identity. Could this be the breakthrough to finally shut down malware? Dive in to see how this move might make your phone safer.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/googles-developer-verification-initiative-enhancing-android-security/

#androidsecurity
#googleplay
#developerverification
#malwareprotection
#appsecurity

Google to require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/

#HackerNews #Google #Android #DeveloperVerification #PlayStore #AppSecurity

Google will let “power users” continue to sideload apps from unverified developers

Most phones, tablets, and other devices that ship with Google’s Android operating system come with the Google Play Store pre-installed. But as long as Android’s been around, there’s also been a feature that lets you install apps downloaded from other sources through a process generally known as “sideloading.”

But this summer the company announced that it was going to require developers of apps […]

#android #developerVerification #google #sideloading #verifiedDevelopers

Read more: https://liliputing.com/google-will-let-power-users-continue-to-sideload-apps-from-unverified-developers/

Google is abandoning their developer verification trial balloon.

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-developer-verification-early.html

#android #developerVerification

Latest update from Google about #DeveloperVerification #android #fdroid #sideloading
What's "limited" numbers for hobbyists? Still not very clear. #keepandroidopen

Repost:
Android Developers Blog: Android developer verification: Early access starts now as we continue to build with your feedback
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-developer-verification-early.html?m=1

To make the open web safer, Google is launching *website owner verification*. Starting in 2026, Google will require all websites to be registered in order to be opened on Chrome.

All website owners are encouraged to sign up for early access. This is the best way to get ready and stay updated.

To get verified, all you need to do is providing your personal details, upload an official ID, and pay a 25$.

For hobbyists, Google is working on another console so you can add every Google accounts that are allowed to see your website.

And as Google is committed to keep the web open, they will provide a command line interface to open a single page of a non-verified website, but it's very dangerous and your Chrome will lose its certification. This will allow banks to forbid access to their website from non-certified Chrome.

#android #developerVerification

Some thoughts on recent changes in Android

https://aayush.io/posts/android-foss/

#android #keepandroidopen #developerverification

#Google to start #DeveloperVerification from next week.

📱😆 "Breaking News: Yet Another Keyboard Warrior Discovers How to 'Theoretically' Hack Android's Developer Verification. Because what the world really needs is another armchair hacker playing cat-and-mouse with Google’s security teams. 🎩🔍"
https://enaix.github.io/2025/10/30/developer-verification.html #KeyboardWarrior #AndroidHacking #DeveloperVerification #GoogleSecurity #CatAndMouse #HackerNews #ngated

Let's see what adb shell pm set-developer-verification-result com.example.myapplication 3 1 does

• 3: 3 [closed]: Block installs when verification fails or cannot perform.
• 1: The valid verification result values are: 1 [pass]: Verification passed.

#Android #DeveloperVerification

📱😆 "Breaking News: Yet Another Keyboard Warrior Discovers How to 'Theoretically' Hack Android's Developer Verification. Because what the world really needs is another armchair hacker playing cat-and-mouse with Google’s security teams. 🎩🔍"
https://enaix.github.io/2025/10/30/developer-verification.html #KeyboardWarrior #AndroidHacking #DeveloperVerification #GoogleSecurity #CatAndMouse #HackerNews #ngated

📱😆 "Breaking News: Yet Another Keyboard Warrior Discovers How to 'Theoretically' Hack Android's Developer Verification. Because what the world really needs is another armchair hacker playing cat-and-mouse with Google’s security teams. 🎩🔍"
https://enaix.github.io/2025/10/30/developer-verification.html #KeyboardWarrior #AndroidHacking #DeveloperVerification #GoogleSecurity #CatAndMouse #HackerNews #ngated