F-Droid calls for regulators to stop Google’s crackdown on sideloading

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

Google wants to "break free app distribution", says top open source library

Essentially the anti-Play Store, F-Droid is a volunteer-run catalog of free and open-source apps that are built from source, ...
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Google’s Developer Rules Threaten Sideloading and App Store Choice

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...
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Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google’s plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing “vibe working” to MS Office

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google's plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there's a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing "vibe working" to MS Office ...