Does anyone here actually support Google’s Developer Verification?

I don’t. I’ve put a warning about it in my repo because I’m against policies like sideloading restrictions, forced ID verification.

Curious what other devs here think. Is Play Store still worth the hassle?

  • skyline2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 小时前

    Alternate stores like Accrescent and FDroid are blocked by this policy, and Google refuses to implement any mechanism for authorising at the store level either. Store level authorization is an obvious alternative to verification of each individual app.

    Both Accescent and FDroid have some oversight processes in place, and do not contain “random” APKs. Googles actions show the real motive, which is control… not security.

      • skyline2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        2 小时前

        They are de-facto “blocked” for developers that refuse to submit their identity to Google. I think you might not be understanding the implications of Google’s policy, please read this open letter to learn more: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

        If a developer doesn’t submit to identify verification, under the new system their app could not be installed regardless of what store it is distributed on.

        Needing individual devs to identify themselves directly to Google is invasive. Stores, however, could identity themselves to Google (or the world) as having security processes in place. Then they could be allowed as official 3rd party stores, similar to how the Linux repository system works.