Google's dev registration plan 'will end the F-Droid project'
The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce developer registration for app installation, according to the project's board member Marc Prud'hommeaux.
Last month, Google said that from next year, but with a gradual rollout, Android certified devices will only install apps that are registered by verified developers, even when sideloaded, meaning that they are installed from a source other than the official Play store.
Users should have the right to run whatever software they want on a computer they own, Prud'hommeaux said.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/googles_dev_registration_plan_will/
