Google to require developer verification to install and sideload Android apps

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by fsflover on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:17AM (#45025518)

> But none were really successful.

By which criterion? I'm happily using Librem 5 as a daily driver; wrote this reply from it.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by ctrlc-root on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:45AM (#45025792)

I've been using a Librem 5 as a daily driver for years and before that I used a PinePhone for several years. It can work if you're willing to adjust to live with it's constraints (but then also enjoy the benefits).

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by niutech on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:23AM (#45025571)

By general adoption. It's great that Librem serves you well, just like SfOS for me, but sadly we're a tiny minority. I think KaiOS has the third place in popularity.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by fsflover on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:05AM (#45025988)

GNU/Linux is also not successful by such definition. It doesn't make it worse than Windows.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by niutech on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:50AM (#45027366)

Linux is succesful, it is a base for Android and billions of network devices.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by fsflover on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:00PM (#45029270)

Did you notice I had written GNU/Linux?

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