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Opening my weather app this morning I was greeted by this warning:

Google has announced that, starting in 2026/2027, all apps on certified Android devices will require the developer to submit personal identity details directly to Google. Since the developers of this app do not agree to this requirement, this app will no longer work on certified Android devices after that time.

It's the first time I hear about this, seems to be about:

Tech crunch article from august, "google will require developer verification for android apps outside the play store"

Cirrus app: Github

Was this a big thing I somehow missed? I hope more devs will follow suit.

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[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 39 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yet another possible antitrust lawsuit series. Some day maybe a judge will do something to help the consumers.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 39 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Google just came out of the biggest antitrust suit since 1998 completely unscathed so you can expect this sort of anticompetitive measures to continue.

[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Aaand the reason's called ✨c o r r u p t i o n ✨

Whenever a politician comes from a big company or goes to one after retiring from politics, that's when you know they've been bribed.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago

I mean when the entire tech industry has front row seats at your inauguration, that's a pretty good indicator as well.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

don't count on the system's judicial system to save us. it won't.