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

Essentially the anti-Play Store, F-Droid is a volunteer-run catalog of free and open-source apps that are built from source, ...

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

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 ...

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But ...