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Google to restrict APK sideloading outside Play Store

Original: Google sta per limitare l'installazione di app via # APK e sideloading (l'installazione di app al di fuori del # PlaySto

Google is preparing to limit the installation of Android apps via APK sideloading, the method used to install apps outside the Play Store, for example through F-Droid or direct APK files. Developers would be required to verify their identity with an identity document, pay a fee, and register their apps in order for them to be installable. Users and developers are criticising the move as a restriction on Android's openness and on independent app distribution.

Why now: Google's tightening of sideloading requirements threatens independent app stores and Android users' freedom to install software outside the Play Store.

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