Google implements Android’s new mandatory sideloading rules officially in four countries

[Redaktion]

Google has introduced Android developer identity checks across seven app stores in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, ahead of a broader verification rollout planned for 2027. The article examines the new sideloading restrictions, including additional steps and a 24-hour wait for apps from unverified developers, while highlighting uncertainty over whether future rules will cover direct web downloads.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-implements-Android-s-new-mandatory-sideloading-rules-officially-in-four-countries.1415672.0.html

[Duck]

Looks like Google wants to be boycotted. We all sideload apps, and not being able to is a power move by Google. They are trying to control everything we own and to have every piece of personal data they can get from us. Wake up people, Google is the enemy