Sideloading still works, just the apps have to be signed. Still awfull.
Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store
EmilyIsTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
This is awful. One of my favorite differences between Android and iOS, as both a user AND developer is sideloading.
Mihies@programming.dev 3 months ago
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
How many great apps will we lose because of this, though?
nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de 3 months ago
What’s extra funny is that I already did all of this, and yet, I’ve been informed that my developer account is subject to deletion because I’m not active enough. Since my game does not get regular updates, I said F this, let them delete my account. It’s still available for sideload on itch.io anyway. Jokes on me.
Seems to me like Google is actively hostile towards building a library of software/games that just work and intentionally only wants live service garbage apps on their platform because those make more revenue.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
That’s wild, I made a developer account in like 2010 and released an app and forgot about it. I still get developer emails about my account lol. I never touched it.
Mihies@programming.dev 3 months ago
I’d say a big ton of them :(
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I highly doubt they’ll sign Torrent clients.
(Yes I torrent on my phone, cuz why not lol :P)
Mihies@programming.dev 3 months ago
Torrent client is just an application, author shouldn’t be responsible - naive thinking I suppose
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Torrent clients are not illegal in any way. So why not?
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Idk, apple doesn’t allow them on their app store.
Integrate777@discuss.online 3 months ago
Can Nintendo request Google revoke authorization for emulator developers? Or publishers requesting revoking any of the hugely popular manga aggregator apps. Or maybe they’ll just outright refuse them from the start, like they will with revanced.
Mihies@programming.dev 3 months ago
I’m on your side and you are correct, besides Google amassing a ton of money (each registration costs $25) they will have total control and we know that Google is far beyond “not evil”.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
none of those apps would receive authorization in this scenario
themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
We just need to find a way to fake it, I guess anyone that wants to sideload has to root.
Mihies@programming.dev 3 months ago
The only way to fake it would be to use a “public” signature, but then again, I’m sure google will revoke them eventually. I guess rooting won’t be enough, one would have to change some internal binaries. Perhaps it’s time for a ungooglified android OS 🤷♂️
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
The closer google gets to apple, the more similar they become. Except apples shit generally all works well together. Knock off air tags, chromecast, audio groups, and so many other things are riddled with bugs and never fixed.
If you make android the same as iOS, I might as well switch.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Only reason I stick with Apple is because their stuff simply works and is supported in (most cases) for almost 10 years.