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Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps installed on certified Android devices, including sideloading, to come from developers it has verified. Many Android developers see the move as a power grab and have started a movement to "Keep Android Open."

The petition, organized by software developer Marc Prud'hommeaux, seeks to rally support to challenge Google's plan and to rouse regulators to the antitrust implications of allowing Google to oversee the verification of all Android developers working with Android Certified devices, but does not affect alternative Android or ASOP builds like /e/OS, LineageOS, or GrapheneOS.

TL;DR

• Android 16 introduces “seamless app updates” to make installing app updates faster and less disruptive.
• This feature significantly reduces the time an app is frozen during an update, cutting it from seconds to milliseconds.
• The improvement is achieved by running optimization scripts earlier in the installation process, reducing app downtime.

One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secure Connections”. This means Chrome will ask for the user's permission before the first access to any public site without HTTPS.

If you try to find a similar app on the google play store you get apps that do this, but riddle you with data collection prompts. "Free Trial Subscriptions" and "19$ Lifetime purchase ads"

The level of half-arsed launch is insane