Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store.

  • Pycorax
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    7025 days ago

    Why am I using an Android device then? Also how would this even work with open source apps that people build from source?

    • yeehaw
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      1525 days ago

      You build an app from source, I assume you’ll get a prompt on your phone that says it can’t run because it’s not signed.

      • Pycorax
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        1525 days ago

        Another article did mention that it’s only for devices with Play Protect enabled so if they keep that as easy as it is to disable right now, it’ll be a non issue actually.

          • @[email protected]
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            1024 days ago

            I could see them making it a developer option, then force you to agree to giving up your warranty if you wanna turn on sideloading, and maybe even trigger a play intergrity thing that makes banking apps unusable.

          • Pycorax
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            324 days ago

            I sure hope not, it’d mess up corporate deployments and all too.

      • Pycorax
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        525 days ago

        Another article did mention that it’s only for devices with Play Protect enabled so if they keep that as easy as it is to disable right now, it’ll be a non issue actually.