Sunshine@piefed.caM to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoThe Android Lockdown Begins on 30/9/2026media.piefed.caimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1154
arrow-up1154imageThe Android Lockdown Begins on 30/9/2026media.piefed.caSunshine@piefed.caM to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareHumbleBragger@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoI don’t get it. What do the countries have to do with Android being locked up?
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month ago@[email protected] 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-up11·1 month 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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