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  "path": "/t/google-will-require-developer-verification-to-install-android-apps-including-sideloading/33123?page=29#post_588",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T07:17:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://forum.f-droid.org",
  "textContent": "ArceusI:\n\n> I don’t think Android can prevent an application from running, that would violate freedom of choice & free speech.\n\nApple does this, even on desktop. They basically have the very same thing were developers need to register even for apps they distribute outside of Apple’s app stores. macOS then checksums all the binaries against Apple’s services and refuses to run the app if the check fails.\n\nSomehow Apple always pulls that magic trick where they do all that shit without triggering a huge outcry. I think Apple users are just “This is fine” and everyone not using Apple stuff doesn’t care. Microsoft would get grilled for attempting the same stunt (and rightly so).",
  "title": "Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading"
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