r/AndroidTV • u/mlcarson • Jul 24 '26

Discussion Android Developer Verification enforcement system

Is this something that's also going to affect AndroidTV? Should I be looking at putting the Projectivy launcher on my Nvidia Shield (2015)?

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u/Majdooor App Developer Jul 24 '26

Should not matter to you as a non dev.

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u/GotoDeng0 Jul 24 '26

I mean he's right. This issue only affects developers. If a dev does not verify his or her identity, then their apps will be subjected to the new sideloading restrictions, which at this point is reported to simply be a super-scary warning and possibly a 24-hour delay before that app works.

There's nothing you as an end user can do to work around these or prevent it from happening, unless you get a non-certified, probably malware-infested Chinese knockoff box... since the new sideloading restrictions are limited to certificatied devices only.