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Google's dev registration plan 'will end the F-Droid project
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2025
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No? Even if you forget about AOSP, which exists and is great, F-Droid could register as a dev. It seems to be a principled stance they're taking not to.
If you're on AOSP, Google can't affect you this way. You just need a portal to find APKs.