Sunshine@piefed.caM to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoThe Android Lockdown Begins on 30/9/2026media.piefed.caimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1155
arrow-up1155imageThe Android Lockdown Begins on 30/9/2026media.piefed.caSunshine@piefed.caM to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareHumbleBragger@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI don’t get it. What do the countries have to do with Android being locked up?
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months ago@glibg10b@lemmy.zip Google is restricting non-playstore developers by requiring them to pay a $25 fee to register their government id to release apps. 4 countries first then the whole world in 2027.
minus-squareVittelius@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 months agoGoogle is rolling out their new app verification scheme first in those counties and then later in the rest of the world. The counties in question are basically beta testing the system in production for a year and then everyone else gets locked down as well
I don’t get it. What do the countries have to do with Android being locked up?
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Google is restricting non-playstore developers by requiring them to pay a $25 fee to register their government id to release apps. 4 countries first then the whole world in 2027.
Google is rolling out their new app verification scheme first in those counties and then later in the rest of the world.
The counties in question are basically beta testing the system in production for a year and then everyone else gets locked down as well
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