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Google's new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns (www.androidauthority.com)

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Google’s new developer registration requirements could make it impossible for independent Android app stores like F-Droid to survive, the group behind the open-source repository has warned in a new blog post

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[–] Sunshine@piefed.social 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nothing is built overnight. Your claim that it “will never happen” is going to be so wrong.

[–] entwine@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

I really hope so