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#sideloaded — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 @[email protected] ·

    Rogue devs of #sideloaded #Android #apps beg for freedom from #Google’s verification regime
    37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside #GooglePlay
    Including Article 19, #EFF, #FSF, #FDroid, #Fastmail, & Vivaldi, on Tuesday published an #openletter to Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, founders and board members Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Vijaya Kaza, general manager for app and ecosystem trust, to voice their opposition to the plan.
    theregister.com/2026/02/24/goo

    #sideloaded #android #apps #google #googleplay #eff
  2. PrivacyDigest @[email protected] ·

    #Google Will Make All #Android App #Developers Verify Their #Identity Starting Next Year

    With claims that #sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain #malware , Google is tightening restrictions for developers distributing apps outside the #PlayStore.
    #privacy #security

    wired.com/story/google-will-pr

    #security #privacy #playstore #malware #sideloaded #identity
  3. CK's Technology News @[email protected] ·

    #Android 13 blocks use of accessibility services by restricting #sideloaded apps

    androidpolice.com/android-13-b

    #android #sideloaded