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Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 month ago by mas@jlai.lu to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/24787719

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.

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[–] root@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why does every interesting / unique phone have to be phablet sized. ;(

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I dunno if sufficiently so but their new model is smaller and thinner, comparatively: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1s/

Loses the removable battery and headphone jack (sadly), though; but you do gain hardware switches and an extra 2GiB of RAM.

[–] root@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Still too big for me to confortably use and carry around, unfortunately.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago

That sucks; if I hear anything about any decently-operating Linux phones of reasonable size, I'll try and let you know.