In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve: - Paying a fee to Google - Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions - Providing government identification - Uploading evidence of an app’s private signing key - Listing all current and future application identifiers

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Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn

Google's message that "Sideloading is Not Going Away" is clear, concise, and false

What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you...

Or just publish on @Zapstore

I did not yet launch an app pack management UI, but this one by @Aida just showed up! Permissionless tech ftw 😎

Packages have the advantage of being portable, referenceable and verifiable. App stores manage catalogs of such artifacts to enable discovery, interaction and monetization. If a packaged PWA standard does not exist we should create it, and make Zapstore a runtime platform for it. View quoted note →

Thoughts on this copy? More clear?

Shout out to @primal who are Nostr signing their releases! Signer is @Primal Developers Available on Zapstore:

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Bitcoin wallet and Nostr social media in one app.

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Good to hear that alternative app stores are getting funded. Zapstore should also grow to have a much larger impact, whatever it takes. We need more of this in the world. View quoted note →