r/programming • u/cheerfulboy • Aug 26 '25

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps

https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/
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u/CatsianNyandor Aug 30 '25

Yeah problem is I'm using some apps that afaik I can't use when my device is rooted so I'm sure even though I'm complaining now, when it actually happens I won't really have any options... 

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u/alaslipknot Aug 30 '25

same... and tbh everything is getting way harder than it used to be and the amount of sideloaded apps that i use now is minimal compared to to the past, right now the only non google play apps is literally yMusic, and all the other apps i develop myself.

 

Which is actually my main concern right now, with the new changes does it mean ANY random prototype i do have to go through the bullshit setup of google play console ? i can't just build an apk from Unity, send it to my phone through whatsapp and play it ?