Does anyone here actually support Google's Developer Verification?

I don’t. I’ve put a warning about it in my repo because I’m against policies like sideloading restrictions, forced ID verification.

Curious what other devs here think. Is Play Store still worth the hassle?

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I had a good look at the process. And yes it is not very convenient and or course it is not just to protect users, that is a secondary marketing effect.

I completely lost this view after all those heated debates, thanks.

As long as people claim that F-Droid will stop working and other stuff, based on the initial plans, I classify most of the debate as fear mongering .

And good luck and fun with your new setup. I still have an original OpenMoko, to bad GSM is dead here.

And, thanks for the debate.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Yeah I'm not debating that there is fear mongering about this at all, just - as you noted - this is not about protecting users. Thats a farce.

    This is about Google trying to close up their ecosystem, device first. That is the issue I take with this whole situation, its a clear step in that direction being marketed as something it decidedly is not.

    And I think Android users should recognize what it actually is, and try to find a different option than Apple or Google going forward.

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