It’s a gradual lockdown, but yes they are about to slowly boil the frog until they get a closed walled garden just like iOS. It’s voluntary now, but the intention is clear. Remove anonymity from developers, and make it very difficult to do side loading of apps.

Just use nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs79prlk and nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7tpaud2

https://image.nostr.build/d1f13b15a46f1e81e420fa8e65f26b8d38a2186a092cc433e7d5c9259399cdbc.jpg

This is why we simply build Progressive Web Apps, PWAs don't require installing, they're simply bookmarks. Applications are ONLY necessary for offline use, anything and everything that needs the Internet to function can simply be a PWA. Ultimately, this will drive more development of both hardware ...

Time for the rise of the Linux mobile system.