A few weeks ago it was revealed that Google will bring to Android that nobody wants. And it is that those of Mountain View have announced that from 2026 they will block the installation of APK of un verified developers in an attempt to increase the safety against harmful apps.
This was not well accepted by users, who believe that this change closer to Android to be a closed system like iOS. The screenplay apps or APK for APK were historically one of the great advantages of Google’s operating system against’s.
And it seems that this has only fallen to users. F-Droid, one of the most important representatives of Android free software communityIt ends up commenting on the recent changes announced by Google and accuses her of wanting to end alternative shops.
F-DROID GOOGLE accuses of wanting to eliminate alternative applications stores
Marc Prud’hommeaux, one of the project manager F-DROIDjust published a communication In the new measures announced by Google. The spokesperson for this Open Source app He spoke against the initiative to prohibit the installation of APK of unfinished developers.
Google supports this change with security reasons. However, from the droid F they question this topic. And it is known that Play Store (Google Store) is the main objective of harmful apps and scams. This is particularly true: news from millions of viruses downloaded from the shop.
Also, they underline it F-Droid is a safer shop than the Play Store. Its safety model based on open source transparency and the manual review of each app is higher than the Play Store security system. This dismantle the safety topic with which Google intends to justify the end of the loading.
F-Droid Según, Google’s real reason is to consolidate its position of power and the hardening control in terms of Android applications.
To this we must add that the intention of Google of request that all app developers are verified Many alternative application shops would end.
Shops like the home apps in F-Droid Independent developers. Often these are anonymous or operate under pseudonyms. They cannot be required to record their personal identity with Google.
This too Attempts against the philosophy of free software. F-Droid should take Google identification of many of its applications. They appropriate the app and would have obtained exclusive distribution rights.
F-Droid calls the European Union
Finally, the Droid F spoke Investigate Google’s plans and intervene.
The goal is to protect the ability of alternative applications and open source projects to operate freely. This for defend the principle according to which users must be entitled To perform the software they want on their devices.
And you… Do you think Google will continue with your project to prohibit the apk of the unfinished developers?
