In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...

Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter ...

EFF and F-Droid have led 37 organizations in demanding Google rescind its mandatory Android developer registration policy set ...

Starting September 2026, Google will require all Android app developers to register before distributing APKs, and nearly 50 organizations are now pushing back. Here’s what changes in 2026 and why it ...

In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...

Google is backpedaling on its decision to introduce new identity verification rules for all developers, stating that it will also introduce accounts for limited app distribution and will allow users ...

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer verification for apps installed on Android ...

However, Samat’s statement did little to assuage people’s fears, as it didn’t explain a key part of the equation: the how. We know what Google wants to do (block Android apps from unverified ...