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@aether@privacysafe.social · 2d ago
Google's Android Developer Verification program requires government ID, signing keys, and a fee for any developer who wants their software installable on Android. The EFF calls app gatekeeping "a pathway to censorship." over 67 organizations have signed an open letter opposing it. @keepandroidopen@techhub.social #KeepAndroidOpen https://keepandroidopen.org
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@swirlingair@vmst.io · 2d ago
The mandatory developer registration Google is imposing on Android raises concerns for developers in sanctioned countries, anonymous open-source contributors, and anyone building privacy or security tools. Google has a documented history of complying with government demands to remove apps. @keepandroidopen@techhub.social #KeepAndroidOpen https://keepandroidopen.org
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@crunchycube@fairy.id · 2d ago
如果你買了硬體，你就應該擁有其軟體的決定權。Google的新計畫，決定阻擋未經驗證的app安裝，是對使用者主導權的直接攻擊。 If you bought the hardware, you should have the final say on the software. Google's plan to block unverified apps is a direct attack on user sovereignty. https://keepandroidopen.org @keepandroidopen@techhub.social #KeepAndroidOpen
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@leatherslave@lsbt.me · Apr 17, 2026
Starting September 2026, Google will require every Android app developer to register centrally, provide government ID, and submit signing keys. Apps from unregistered developers will be blocked on all certified devices worldwide. This threatens F-Droid, open-source distribution, and user autonomy. @keepandroidopen@techhub.social #KeepAndroidOpen https://keepandroidopen.org
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@keepandroidopen@techhub.social · Apr 14, 2026
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@muntashir/116372607911622394 Google's assault on F-Droid has begun. They are permitting malicious actors to claim other people's apps and take them over. As we've warned, this is going to destroy F-Droid and independent app distribution around the world. Speak out and help stop them at https://keepandroidopen.org #keepandroidOpen
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@nikodemer@mastodon.com.pl · Apr 02, 2026
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter #keepandroidopen
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@mikulski@mastodon.com.pl · Mar 07, 2026
@brie nie wiem, czy miałoby to jakiś wpływ na te dystrybucje Androida. Aczkolwiek i tak kibicuję wszystkim, którzy biorą udział w akcji #keepandroidopen i wszystkim, którzy próbują budować alternatywne systemy mobilne, jak SailfishOS, Ubuntu Touch czy Postmarketos. Pilnie potrzebujemy solidnej alternatywy dla big techu
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@LukaszHorodecki@mastodon.com.pl · Feb 26, 2026
37 organizacji wystosowało list do Google, domagając się rezygnacji ze zmian zapowiedzianych na wrzesień tego roku, oznaczających zablokowanie instalowania aplikacji spoza Sklepu Google na urządzeniach z Androidem (np. z F-Droid lub Obtainium). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU #KeepAndroidOpen
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@fdroidorg@floss.social · Feb 24, 2026
Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users #FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped" @marcprux@mastodon.social has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html
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@jbz@indieweb.social · Feb 20, 2026

Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

  • Paying a fee to Google
  • Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
  • Providing government identification
  • Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
  • Listing all current and future application identifiers

https://keepandroidopen.org/

#android #opensource #keepandroidopen

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@FibroJedi__dup_32774@gamepad.club · Feb 21, 2026
The more a company becomes closed the more questions should be asked of it. I'd forgotten how near the whole Google-demands-personal-ID for Android devs was. I'm not one, but I use F-Droid. Android, and a couple of other aspects the family uses, are things I'm unsure how to de-Google, without en-Apple-ing or en-Amazoning. Anyway, this post is to promo the #KeepAndroidOpen page. It's all I can do at the moment. https://keepandroidopen.org/
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@grono@mastodon.com.pl · Feb 21, 2026
A Wy robicie coś w kwestii https://keepandroidopen.org Ja właśnie wysłałem pismo na skrytkę ePUAP UOKiK w tej sprawie. #keepandroidopen #polska
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@killua99@social.linux.pizza · Feb 20, 2026
Quite important, https://c.org/hPFQHvDYVm "Stop Google from limiting APK file usage" https://keepandroidopen.org/ #keepandroidopen well "open" but not less open lmao. Google statement: Starting in September 2026, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices Many developers and apps that a lot of people use are at risk of being blocked
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