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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

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400 points ingve | 3 comments | 27 Aug 25 05:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.52s | source
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pastage ◴[27 Aug 25 06:02 UTC] No.45035928[source]▶
So no F-Droid?
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1. sdex ◴[27 Aug 25 06:29 UTC] No.45036085[source]▶
Fdroid signs builds with own key, so it shouldn't be a problem if they pass this verification.
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2. BrenBarn ◴[27 Aug 25 06:58 UTC] No.45036300[source]▶
It won't be a problem. . . until Google revokes their accreditation for some reason they won't explain.
3. mzajc ◴[27 Aug 25 07:07 UTC] No.45036357[source]▶
As far as I understand, verification is tied to the package name (or at least the prefix). Since F-Droid packages thousands of applications from different developers, I don't see how they could reasonably get verified.