Does anyone here actually support Google’s Developer Verification?
I don’t. I’ve put a warning about it in my repo because I’m against policies like sideloading restrictions, forced ID verification.
Curious what other devs here think. Is Play Store still worth the hassle?
I think if Google (or Apple for that matter) wants to play this game, then everyone from the reviewer to the CEO should be held legally responsible when malware ends up not only verified but distributed by them. And by legally I mean also as accessory to the crime.
Continue publishing app freely, do not verify yourself
Fuck google
I have getgoogleoff.me email domain 👍🏼
edit: from disroot
I paid the fee for a dev account near the beginning of Android. Haven’t had any apps published in over a decade, but from what I understand my account is grandfathered in so I don’t have to jump through as many hoops to get something published if I chose to, compared to newer accounts. Anyhow, since I have an account I suppose I’m unaffected by this decision. Still, it goes against the original spirit of Android as a free and developer-centric platform and I condemn it.
I think you still need to register/verify since it will require a valid ID and app IDs (package names).
Went to https://play.google.com/console and it all seems to be okay. The two derelict apps already have package IDs and my info is on the identity tab. I think I may have visited that page a year or two ago in response to an email from Google. Or is there something else?
we’ll see in the next months
With any luck there will be pushback somewhere that Google can’t ignore.
Is Android Studio forcing you to register?
Does anyone here actually support Google’s Developer Verification?
At best some are indifferent but I’ve never heard of anyone who actively supports this.
Is Play Store still worth the hassle i?
Never has been 🔫
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If I were a mobile dev I’d make GTK apps for Linux phones and use Pixiewood to create Android builds:
Does that mean this app won’t be available on app store, but can be installed from other places? I know there are on going changes regarding this topic, but I’m not fully informed. And researching will bring probably ton of Ai generated articles I’m not willing to look into. Could F-Droid still be used on a “regular” Android?
What it means can be read, for example, in Detail here: https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
Holy mother of duck! This is worse than I thought. I assume custom firmware like LineageOS or e/OS don’t have these restrictions. But most people have stock Android off course.
This rules are part of and enforced by the google play framework, so I would assume that as soon as Google Play and/or Google Play Services are installed on Lineage or other custom roms that then the same limitations come in effect. This is only an assuption by me, based on how I understand it, so I may be, and I hope that I am, very wrong.
There is an alternative service called microG, an Open Source alternative to Google libraries to replace Google Play Services in example. This makes it possible to use the Play Store without Googles proprietary stuff. However I don’t know how compatible it is, but it is big part of alternative custom roms to replace Google as much as possible. I don’t use the Play Store, so cannot say first hand how good it works. More info on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroG .
Maybe this new policy and stuff could affect this alternative implementation of Google Services?
Few Android phones have stock Android, some get close to stock, most have branded Android, with bloat.
they’re going to make it more difficult too. you basically need to enable dev mode a second time, then for every application that can install ap, you need to re-approve then wait 24 hours.
Fuck that, I’ll stay unverified/nogapps. They can keep their malware.
No it means you won’t be allowed to install the app on any certified devices at all. Regardless of where it’s obtained.
Is there any way to build Android apps for Linux if you have the source code? I know Waydroid is a thing but that’s basically just a VM of Android. I was told Jetpack compose is supposed to be cross platform so there should be a way migrate it right?
Yes. Jetpack Compose is multiplatform. If you have the source code of an android app, you can port it to your preferred platform, but you have to adjust most of the code depending on the functionality since APIs are platform-specific unless it’s JVM only.
