Google’s grip on Android keeps tightening. In what will certainly be another step that we will look back upon as just another nail in the coffin, Google is going to require every Android developer to register with Google, even if they don’t publish anything in the Play Store. In other words, even if you develop Android applications ad only make them available through F-Droid or GitHub, you’ll still have to register with Google and hand over a bunch of personal information and a small fe...| OSnews
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Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.| Android Developers Blog