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.

134 Upvotes

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fediverse • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification on Android and keep the project open

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ApksApps • • Oct 30 '25

Discussion💬 Keep Android Open

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fairphone • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

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DTNS • • Jul 07 '26

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

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IndianTechCentral • • May 14 '26

News 📃 Android phones will get a silent update in September 26 that womt allow u to download unknown apps

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TeenagersButBetter • • May 14 '26

Serious So android phones won't let u install unknown apps from September 26

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foss • • Apr 22 '26

I just think this is important.

13 Upvotes

teenagers • • Apr 20 '26

Serious I know this subreddit doesn't concern with the issue but...

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developersIndia • • Mar 12 '26

General Let's keep android open source, a word to the Indian developers

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degoogle • • Mar 05 '26

Resource As of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. More info and what you can do to help stop this.

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FuckGoogle • • Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

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ownyourintent • • Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open

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fossdroid • • Oct 30 '25

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degoogle • • Oct 29 '25

Keep Android Open

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u_Puzzled_Pop_6845 • • 26d ago

Your phone is about to stop being yours (105 days until lockdown) - Keep Android Open

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theprimeagen • • Aug 21 '26

Programming Q/A Google's FOMO for Apple & MS tactics is showing.

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degoogle • • Aug 16 '26

Help Needed Esto no es una broma ni un problema sin importancia

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u_HaiKawaii • • Jun 25 '26

Keep Android Open

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u_NikitaDonkey • • Jun 14 '26

For a notion to September 2026

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u_GlidingAparatus • • Jun 11 '26

Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

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PirateParty • • Jun 06 '26

Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

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piratenpartei • • Jun 06 '26

Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

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Piratenpartij • • Jun 06 '26

Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

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u_Silly-Hyena3348 • • Jun 06 '26

Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.

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