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

Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks ...

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 ...

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

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

An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

Google’s proposed developer registration rules could make sideloading far more difficult and put independent app stores at risk, sparking concerns that Android is moving closer to Apple’s locked-down ...

Google is working on its own version of Apple's Handoff feature between Android phones, tablets, and PCs. Here's how it might ...

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google is building Task Continuity, a native Handoff feature for Android to bridge the ecosystem gap with Apple. More details ...

Google's upcoming developer verification system for Android may prevent users from sideloading apps without an internet ...