Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store
mrbn@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Sounds to me like this is a workaround so that Google can maintain control over who gets to release apps now that they can’t do it by locking the apps behind Google Play. I wouldn’t be surprised if being verified also includes some kind of fee.
73QjabParc34Vebq@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
I doubt its about a few dollars from developers. They'll say it's about contacting devepers. But I think it's really about control over who can publish apps, force them to agree to weird T&Cs and allow Google to exclude people.
vikingtons@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
ravanced, magisk, newpipe etc
lemmysmash@beehaw.org 3 hours ago
This. And obviously to ban all the things like adblockers, NewPipe, custom browsers, etc that give people any kind of relief from Google’s digital slavery.