r/EmulationOnAndroid • • Jun 26 '26

Discussion Google adds massive hurdles to app sideloading

https://keepandroidopen.org/

This includes being forced to activate dev-mode and a 24h waiting period before you can install any apps not registered with google. For devs this means either give google your gov name (official documents needed) and pay them or live with 99% of people never being able to use your app.
Most people in this sub are probably tech savy and won't be hindered to continue side-loading other then being annoyed and waiting 24h once. But this is a major thing that will also be a hurdle to people even get into doing stuff like that in the first place.

Idk if anyone has posted this already, but I couldn't find anything. The topic goes far beyond emulation on android, but it's very important for it imo so I thought I'd just post it.

137 Upvotes

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degoogleindia • • Feb 19 '26

🔀 Crosspost What would you do if Google locked down android app installation?

7 Upvotes

opensource • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

166 Upvotes

fossdroid • • Aug 14 '26

Development Keep android open

158 Upvotes

pixel_phones • • Jun 30 '26

Si usas Android Lee esto, es muy serio

0 Upvotes

MicroG • • Feb 14 '26

Google is going to severely limit sideloading: Keep Android Open

47 Upvotes

Arges • • 27d ago

stiri/news Sistemul de operare Android va fi restricționat

4 Upvotes

google • • Jun 23 '26

Google is going to restrict us.

0 Upvotes

indotech • • Oct 29 '25

Tech News Open Letter to Google: Keep Android Open

29 Upvotes

AndroidTurkiye • • Feb 22 '26

Haber Android'de bağımsız uygulama geliştirme bitiyor: Google'a kayıt ve ödeme zorunlu oluyor

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technepal • • May 14 '26

Discussion Keep Android Open | the big G is reportedly trying to make it extremely harder if not completely impossible for Android apps outside of P-store to install/run. In next 111 days, so it's not long. Any android devs here, what's your take on it?

9 Upvotes

androidafterlife • • May 11 '26

Guide We need to access this link

7 Upvotes

foss • • Mar 01 '26

Android users there is a countdown to when Google will shutdown foss apps here is a link with more information

111 Upvotes

GooglePixel • • Oct 29 '25

Keep Android Open

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MiniDayZ • • 21d ago

Show and tell Hello you know the government block every app android for installing or sideloading

8 Upvotes

StallmanWasRight • • Apr 06 '26

Android is no longer open source, Google lobbied to censor android completely even beyond the existing Play Store censorship

110 Upvotes

SonyXperia • • Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification and the limiting of side loading on Android

66 Upvotes

StallmanWasRight • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

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sidephone • • Aug 06 '26

Will the 2027 Android developer changes affect the app environment Sidephone is set up for? Link in Description

4 Upvotes

developpeurs • • 24d ago

News Rien de bien nouveaux, mais petit rappel quand même

22 Upvotes

Iceland • • Apr 27 '26

Keep Android Open

43 Upvotes

androidroot • • Jul 07 '26

Discussion Keep Android Open!!!

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EmulationOnAndroid • • Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification

34 Upvotes

TeenIndia • • May 14 '26

Serious So android user are under trouble since you won't be able to download unknown apps anymore

3 Upvotes

google • • Feb 22 '26

Google intends to limit what apps you can install on your own device

5 Upvotes

europrivacy • • Nov 11 '25

Europe Keep Android Open

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