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Just got 'Android Developer Verifier' Silently Installed on my Phone (Aug 25, 2026) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by onionsinmypores@sh.itjust.works to c/android@lemmy.world
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The app ID is com.google.android.verifier, which I assume will be used for the upcoming developer verification program for installing 3rd party apps.

Starting September 30, developers (signing authors) need to be verified from Google to distribute apps in the following app stores:

  • Google Play Store
  • Honor App Market
  • OPPO App Market
  • Samsung Galaxy Store
  • Transsion Palm Store
  • vivo V-Appstore and
  • Xiaomi GetApps

only in the countries of Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

F-Droid is not included for this time.

It is planned to be rolled out globally across all markets/app stores by January of 2027.

Relevant sources:
https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides
https://keepandroidopen.org/

I used App Manager (io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager) for the screenshot; you can use your regular 'Installed Apps'/'Apps' menu to see if it's been rolled out automatically for you as well.

edit: First link was originally a typo, my bad. Fixed it.

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[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Not if you want your banking app to work, or some other apps that require you to have the “certified” os on your phone. If I have to stop using these apps, I might as well go back to a dumbphone.

I would rather stop using apps that require this bullshit than give up the literal pocket computer that's powerful enough to do damn near whatever I want with it. I make my phone my bitch and I intend to keep it that way.

Banking apps that require this aren't worthy of being installed. Just use their website. Banks still have websites.

[–] zout@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would rather stop using apps that require this bullshit

Yeah, one of these apps is needed to log on into government websites to do my taxes and communicate with different agencies. It is possible to do without, but not practical.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

The only govt website that requires extra security in the US is the IRS, but it's through ID.me. I have my token for that on the Aegis authenticator app (FOSS, F-Droid, can be used on rooted/"insecure" devices).

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They ask to enter a pin on the application to unlock the web site. I may have to leave my bank...

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

And what if someone doesn't use the app? Can you decouple your bank account from the app?

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Have to go in the phsysocal agency to do some operation like sending monney and you can't set reccuring transactions...

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

They don't have a normal-ass website that can handle all of that? Sounds incredibly inconvenient.