Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yearAndroid's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its next security initiative could make the biggest concessions yet in the name of blocking bad apps. Google has announced plans to begin verifying the identities of all Android app developers, and not just those publishing on the Play Store. Google intends to verify developer identities no matter where they offer their content, and apps without verification won't work on most Android devices in the coming years.
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Unbanned wrote
Needless to say, I think everyone on i2p knows how bad this is. It is time to move to GrapheneOS.