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Re:Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified... by NoahZuniga on Thursday March 19, 2026 @06:38PM (#47447377)
You would be able to install f droid and it's apps without going through this flow.
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Re:Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified... by JaggedJax on Friday March 20, 2026 @12:00AM (#47450321)
How? Reading this it seems like only verified developers can skip this process. Most Fdroid developers won't be verified. I don't see where it says Fdroid would be exempt from this requirement. Would Fdroid be a verified developer?
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Re:Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified... by rbits on Saturday March 21, 2026 @02:20AM (#47464464)
No. F-Droid builds the apps on their server, and they cannot sign the apps with the developer's keys because that would require them to have access to the developers' Google accounts
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