Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

EmilyIsTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only reason I stick with Apple is because their stuff simply works and is supported in (most cases) for almost 10 years.

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• Mihies@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sideloading still works, just the apps have to be signed. Still awfull.

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How many great apps will we lose because of this, though?

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    • nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • Mihies@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d say a big ton of them :(

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I highly doubt they’ll sign Torrent clients.

    (Yes I torrent on my phone, cuz why not lol :P)

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    • Mihies@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Torrent client is just an application, author shouldn’t be responsible - naive thinking I suppose

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    • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Torrent clients are not illegal in any way. So why not?

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      • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Idk, apple doesn’t allow them on their app store.

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  • Integrate777@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • Mihies@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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”.

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    • nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      none of those apps would receive authorization in this scenario

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  • themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We just need to find a way to fake it, I guess anyone that wants to sideload has to root.

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    • Mihies@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 🤷‍♂️

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