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Google’s Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 1 week ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/foss@beehaw.org

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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not closing down F-Droid, but rather not allowing to operate normally in stock Android. There are still alternative Android systems that makes use of F-Droid.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago

There are, but the roadblocks to installing Android derivatives on most Android phones would probably reduce the F-Droid install base by at least 90%.