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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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- Google sta per limitare l'installazione di app via # APK e sideloading (l'installazione di app al di fuori del # PlayStore , ad esempio da F-Droid o direttamente dal file APK). Pretenderà dagli sviluppatori un documento d'identità, pagare e registrare le app per farle… · simonestalfieri@mastodon.uno · 26
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