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  "path": "/t/google-will-require-developer-verification-to-install-android-apps-including-sideloading/33123?page=24#post_491",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-21T16:27:38.000Z",
  "site": "https://forum.f-droid.org",
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  "textContent": "So, all the Android developers, who choose to refrain from registering with Google, are now lumped together into a group of agents of coercion, whether that is actually true or not.\n\nIs it akin to a step towards treating FOSS applications from independent developers on par with actual malware?\n\nPictures are from the aforementioned article:\nGoogle will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading",
  "title": "Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading"
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