What was the last time there were some actually good news in big tech? For those that don't hold stocks I mean.
Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
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Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#22What was the last time there were some actually good news in big tech? For those that don't hold stocks I mean.
We're in the era of less control, more surveillance, more "security", more being treated like a child and lied to.
Just yesterday I got a venmo prompt to add biometrics for "security". F off.
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#23Sorry, we're getting rid of Revanced, Newpipe, Xmanager, etc. for your own good. Just like how Manifest v3 was for security. /s
That might be one of the reasons. Get rid of competition by legal means.
In my case I keep a copy of K9 Mail 5.6 with the original UI (the reason I choose K9) and I sideload it to every device of mine. I'm afraid that I'll have to register an account and what, claim that that K9 is mine?
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#24Does this break F-Droid?
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#25I cannot resist the urge to point out that we wouldn't have had this problem if people actually sticked to free software instead of "commercial use friendly" open source licensing
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#26Does this break F-Droid?
Maybe F-Droid can sign all packages themselves? Would google let them do that?
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#27That's not a good move at all.
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#28Time for a Steam Phone. Or FirefoxOS reloaded. The general purpose mobile computing market must be sizeable. I cannot believe everybody just puts up with these increasingly draconic restrictions.
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#29So, now there will be a single kill switch where a malicious government can legally compel Google to annihilate apps not of their liking.
I find it hard to state how contemptible this is. How stupid. Everyone who worked on this has blood on their hands.
Re: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
#30So that's it then. If this actually goes through, there will be no option in the mobile OS market for an OS that both: a) allows the installation of apps without any contractual relationship with any party, and b) allows the use of mainstream and secure apps like banking
In time, you will only be able to access banking from your desktop using an approved OS and browser with attestation...