I’d rather pay money to a Apple, that won’t engage in the open hypocrisy like Google, about I wrote about above.
If you ban developers from Russia, then be kind enough to ban everyone including Russian large corporation without exception.
Or is it something else? Because this corporations are paying money to Google and to other companies to have the opportunity to not be banned in Google play and also have representation in other countries besides Russia
No, it’s just hypocrisy and nothing more.
It’s amazing to me that I have to explain to seemingly grown-up people that the world is not black and white and that money always solve everything for everyone.
Even for Russia under sanctions
A fellow developer started a petition to stop Google from limiting app installation on Android devices unless developers provide personal identity documents.
Even though Google has not revoked similar controversial policies in the past, we do our best as much as we can. This change particularly threatens the freedom to build, share, and use software without giving away sensitive personal information. It affects independent developers, FOSS contributors, and even regular users who want to install apps outside of Google Play.
Just imagine giving sensitive personal, government-issued ID to a corporation to install an app outside Google Play
Let’s stand together to protect our freedom to create and use software without handing over personal information to a corporation. Every signature, share, and voice counts here
Google will wipe its ass with this petition like toilet paper and that’s it.
Need to write to politicians from EU countries about it and also sue Google.
There are no other options.
Without anything of it, it is already doomed.
This is better than petitions from the useless change.org
And not everyone has the money to sue Google.
Only such large companies as Epic Games can do this
Yes, everyone understood it that way, even without his explanation
Sideloading will be allowed only from good developers.
And also only those applications that Google allows.
Unwanted applications that Google does not like, -
for example, YouTube Revanced, NewPipe, applications without Google advertising and others - will be banned
And That’s all.
I think I heard enough from Google.
Allowing installing apps from verified devs only with ADB is complete rubbish.
And my next device will definitely be either Huawei with EMUI or iphone with iOS
And I will add, if Google will allow install applications only through ADB. And will not provide any system API for installing applications to third-party stores, then let Google prepare for lawsuits from companies like Epic Games.
And there will be very many such lawsuits from many companies.
Either Google management is completely stupid or it is too self-confident, just like Apple management was.
But even with this API such lawsuits are possible from the same Epic Games due to the complexity of installing their store for the end user
I think Google management has gone completely crazy
Why is that? Because Google has stopped publishing device trees and they don’t know how to do what LineageOS and other developments have been doing for years?
99.9% of OEMs never publish their device trees, yet this never stopped custom developments.
Given Google’s long history of stifling competition, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re using this system to block apps which compete with Google (e.g, frontends like NewPipe). Many FLOSS projects will have a severely weakened reach if Google actually follows through with this, since the developers will have to verify their identities. It’s never about security, it’s about tightening control over users and developers.
Another side effect of this – if it comes to pass – will be to finally close the loophole that one’s able to use stock android without a google account, if you never install new apps from playstore. I know that I’m not alone doing this; for years I have relied first on the preinstalled apps (I know) and then on f-droid and now also on izzy to escape the wary eye of the Oogle. But the preinstalled apps have gotten worse and worse – of course! – and now I couldn’t go back to them. So it will be impossible for me to keep using android without logging into Oogle. I’m having some very dark thoughts.
umm, we should declare our independence.
It should be clear by now that Google will always undermine FOSS. FOSS Flagships such as F-Droid should lower their dependency on Google. Stand on our own sort of speak. Like have a development SDK that isn’t dependent on Google. (cause maybe that is next to be locked down by Google).
Just to add, Google will loose a lot of indie/amature/student developers people who don’t have a profitable app. I think F-Droid should make arrangements to give them a home to their hobbies. Improve our community.
Also I would support a WASM gateway app. An app that makes WASM apps look and feel like native Android Apps.
Another idea is a broker developer, someone who will maintain an account with google (pay the $99) and we submit the apps to him and he allows them to be installed.
I really hope Google gets what they deserve. Their old motto was “Don’t be evil”, but it seems they abandoned that years ago. If they aren’t forced to change their mind, they’ll still implement it.
