A new layer of security for certified Android devices
Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.
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Google wants personal data of ALL developers now
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Yup any response sentence from Humphrey - The Cabinet Secretary - is likely to pummel them to death.....
It also applies for Developers who wants to use Google-Apis. This is true since years already so it´s nothing special.
Well "My House My Rules" -> Android ecosystem | iOS ecosystem | any other ecosystem
Nothing new for developers.
Nothing new for developers.
They wrote that they will do something specific for hobbyist...... We will see.
If I am right.... A developer account is subject to being deleted if nothing is published or updated for 1 year or something like.
Let's see if this will be amended for hobbyist.
Anyway I understand their concerns, and they are in the correct.
Let's hope this will really improve security.
The fact is:
If a modder is able to resign my modified app with my key...... I would be in trouble and not for my fault.
If I am right.... A developer account is subject to being deleted if nothing is published or updated for 1 year or something like.
Let's see if this will be amended for hobbyist.
Anyway I understand their concerns, and they are in the correct.
Let's hope this will really improve security.
The fact is:
If a modder is able to resign my modified app with my key...... I would be in trouble and not for my fault.
Harmonic.... newsEven if you don't distribute your apps on Google Play, you will need to register as developer and give Google your personal data.A new layer of security for certified Android devices
Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.android-developers.googleblog.com
A scam does not need the key at all.
Just publish a similarly named app, with similarly looking screenshot.
It may appear in the search list and collect some users as well.
I had this precisely issue some years ago, and wrote Google to act upon.
I hope the new review process for new apps can now trap these efforts: looks like the perfect job for an AI