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  "path": "/t/google-says-developer-verification-makes-android-safer-critics-say-it-just-makes-android-more-closed/36357#post_6",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T05:55:32.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Thinking about this right now. I have a Pixel 6a that I bought on release. I’ve been using it for the last few years and have recently considered upgrading it. I want to stick with Graphene OS but I don’t want to drop $500+ for a new Pixel just to have developer verification cripple F-Droid in the near future. Not to mention Google limiting AOSP releases to the public. Part of me is wondering if I should just go back to iPhone instead of taking the risk of staying with GOS on a Pixel and having Google pull some more stupidity that makes utilizing GOS harder or impossible within the life of my next phone.",
  "title": "Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed"
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