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  "path": "/t/google-will-require-developer-verification-to-install-android-apps-including-sideloading/33123?page=27#post_543",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T11:03:29.000Z",
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  "textContent": "MAU:\n\n> Are there not enough of us to move to a better self created ecosystem? Or create a Linux like system that can take a phone and install a fresh OS not tied to the Evil Empire?\n\nIn a word: no. Most people do not know or do not care about the predations of the major tech companies, leaving too few of us who do care to be a viable market for any manufacturer to produce an economical phone or an OS. Look at the disastrous mess that was the Librem 5. Over priced, over due, and clunky. I am not sure even now if it is selling.",
  "title": "Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading"
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