F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify ...

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android. Because the apps in F-Droid are not installed via the Play Store, you have to ...

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

You can read about Android development until you’re blue in the face, but eventually you actually have to build something if you want to get a true grasp on how it all works. In fact, I think this is ...

Open source Android app store cannot exist if Google's plans go ahead, says F-Droid board member The F-Droid project, which ...

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

Project IDX is Google’s web-based development environment, and the technology is now being used to bring Android Studio to the web. In addition to the main I/O 2024 event in Mountain View, Google is ...

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must ...

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