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Gina · 2w
In August 2025, Google announced: from September 2026, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google before their software can be installed on standard Android phones. This applies n...
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Registration requires:

- Paying a fee to Google
- Agreeing to Google's terms and conditions
- Providing a valid proof of identity
- Providing proof of a personal signing key
- Registering all current and future application IDs

F-Droid is an important link in the open Android ecosystem; an app store without Google's terms, without registration, and without costs. And extra secure, because the F-Droid team checks, rebuilds and signs all apps themselves from the source code.

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Gina · 2w
On most privacy-focused Android operating systems (LineageOS on the Fairphone, CalyxOS, /e/OS), F-Droid is the primary app store. As a phone-addicted nerd I will do my best to help keep Android open. Read more at keepandroidopen.org and at F-Droid.org. 💪 Board announcement: https://f-droid.org/...