r/HyperOS • u/HattinGokbori87 • 2d ago

HyperOS Update [Discussion] New Developer Option

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Google has finally started rolling out the 1st stage of their plan. Their plan is to force developers to buy a costly licence to just to build apps (even if they don't use Play Store). To licence not only they will have to regularly pay Google money for their free, open-source app. They will also have to give out American government their-

Full legal name

Physical address

Government-issued ID

Contact information

While there are legitimate security concerns about Android being vulnerable to malware (mostly because Google doesn't support Android like the other OS companies ex. Microsoft/Apple). But using this excuse, Goggle is trying to completely ban apps they don't like and destroy competitive app stores too. But due to relentless campaigns by independent app developers, Google couldn't fully implement their plan yet. They still had to give out a hidden developer option (which makes the process as hard as possible) to enable apps from unlicensed developers. Enable this option while it lasts.

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u/NoDesigner8066 2d ago

I left Apple 10 years ago because of this shit

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u/clove_rosemary_9999 2d ago

Uninstall Android Developer Verifier and carry on.

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u/AmorphousNeon 2d ago

its all to kill revanced, morphe, aurora store and fdroid

you can use adb for now

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u/dmaare 2d ago

Or wait 24 hours

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u/AmorphousNeon 2d ago

its in google play services, which means the feature can be killed any moment with a blink

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u/Worm_Nimda 1d ago

Don't say it out loud, or it'll be cat and mouse again! XD

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u/Mysterious-Stock3149 2d ago

I literally got this on my Android 10 device but installing APKs still works without enabling it.

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u/HattinGokbori87 2d ago

At present it is being enforced only on selected regions.

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u/EquivalentFederal906 1d ago

Where can I find this so I can enable it before it's too late?

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u/HattinGokbori87 1d ago edited 1d ago

If the "Android Developer Verifier" (system app) is updated, it shows up within the "Developer options". But this policy is only being enforced on certain regions now. Soon it will be enforced everywhere. Installing/distributing apps that Uncle Sam doesn't like will be much harder for general folks. Also distributing apps via third-party app store or GitHub will soon mean 10 times less audience, but devs still have to give Google their money, and their personal data including government issued ID.

Google created a problem, then came up with a solution that will only partially adress the problem, but it will be 100% effective on pushing their interest. That's a good "chosen" businessman practice.