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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 97 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Right, only install "verified" from Google Play, but that is where malware is, other 3rd party app stores like F-Droid, that really verify apps are at risk of getting killed by Google

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  • [–] 109 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is very obviously step one in a plan to kill apps like alternative YouTube clients that block ads, just like the Manifest V3 rollout was intended to kill ad blockers in Chrome. Once they have everyone using this verification system, then they can just arbitrarily deverify anything that contravenes whatever new acceptable usage policy they just made up.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    The opensource apps like Newpipe, SmartTube, termux and many others are the "malware", not the ones with binary blobs on PlayStore that fork VLC, Newpipe and many opensource apps illegally, supposedly "verified" but don't follow opensource license like GPL, creating fake clones with ads and (real) malware.

    https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/81652-google-ignores-licence-violating-clones-of-vlc.html

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