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  "path": "/t/google-will-require-developer-verification-to-install-android-apps-including-sideloading/33123?page=27#post_547",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T01:29:56.000Z",
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  "textContent": "cliffcoggin:\n\n> In 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.\n\nIf users do not know or care, than they deserve the Google ecosystem and its attendant lockdowns. For those who care about some level of social justice, the Freephones, Jolla and Pine 64 devices et al provide precedent. You do need to know and care, or you are part of the problem.",
  "title": "Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading"
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