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Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next
(www.androidauthority.com)
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2026
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Even google's "verified apps" are full of spyware, backdoors, and telemetry. They're so fucking hypocritical. Like an abuser who says "You can't make it in this world without me!"
Also, is this going to effect third-party ROMs like Lineage and its offshoots?
AFAIK, this is only Android, not AOSP that third-party devs would be using for their ROMs - and AOSP can be forked as well, so there's no reason that Lineage can't cut that part out if it did make it into AOSP.
Good to know!