Opening my weather app this morning I was greeted by this warning:

Google has announced that, starting in 2026/2027, all apps on certified Android devices will require the developer to submit personal identity details directly to Google. Since the developers of this app do not agree to this requirement, this app will no longer work on certified Android devices after that time.

It’s the first time I hear about this, seems to be about:

Tech crunch article from august, “google will require developer verification for android apps outside the play store”

Cirrus app: Github

Was this a big thing I somehow missed? I hope more devs will follow suit.

  • Akip@discuss.tchncs.deOP
    29·
    1 day ago

    First of all thank you for providing a foss app!

    I think it’s a big difference if the platform tolerates you or actively wants to stop you from doing it. You got my fullest sympathy.

    • mat@linux.communityEnglish
      15·
      24 hours ago

      Thank you so much for the kind words! It’s indeed a bad time to be an app delevoper. At least the framework I use is portable-ish, so the work won’t be fully lost.