Google sideloading and F-droid prospects (lemmy.ml)

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What is the future of F-Droid and apps it distributes now that Google is hell bent on stopping sideloading and forcing developers to register at google? A large portion of what F-droid distributes are apps that are not at Google's good graces.

https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/google-will-require-developer-verification-even-for-sideloading/

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[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

I was calling computer programs "apps" long before the iPhone ever came out.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

The term "application" far precedes iPhones. I don't know why that term is associated with them. I usually use the term app for any application, on Linux or Android.

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