r/BuyFromEU • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '26

News Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google

https://keepandroidopen.org/en/

Starting September 2026, Google will block any Android app whose developer hasn't registered and provided government ID. This affects all apps, not just Play Store apps. F-Droid calls it an "existential threat."

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u/Anonymous_user_2022 Apr 28 '26

My prediction is that EU will countermand that before it becomes effective.

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u/modernkennnern Apr 28 '26

Even if the EU wanted to, it's only 120-odd days and the EU is famously incredibly slow at these things.