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I think that goes similarily with the plan that app publishers need to be authorized to publish on play store? same as with a key. KYC everywhere
so you mean unauthorized apps wont be running on android?
that would be anyway the enshittification of android.
That is indeed the plan and what is meant by "starts restricting FOSS apps" (which is an incorrect statement but whatever)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/
What was argued was that people can basically just compile/download and deploy their own apps via development tools. Which is unfeasible for the vast majority of users for skill reasons but also, as I said, likely to be blocked by google themselves in the not too distant future.