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F-Droid Warns Google’s New Rules Could Kill Third-Party Android App Stores

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming

Google has yet to release the source code for Android 16 QPR1, sparking fears about the company's commitment to AOSP.

F-Droid Warns Google's New Rules Could Kill Sideloading Apps On Android

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.
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Google’s Developer Rules Threaten Sideloading and App Store Choice

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

F-Droid: New developer rules could mean the end for alternative app stores

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...
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Linux Apps on Android Are One Step Closer to Reality

Android's Linux terminal can use GPU acceleration (gfxstream) to render graphical Linux apps. Current renderer uses Lavapipe ...
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Going Native With Android’s Native Development Kit

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...
Android Authority

Here's how Android 15 protects your two-factor authentication codes from malicious apps

Android 15 blocks untrusted apps from reading sensitive notifications, even if they have permission to read all notifications. Before Android 15, apps with notification access were able to read all ...