Sep 30, 2025 · Google’s new developer registration decree is sparking alarm across the open-source community, with the F-Droid project warning that the rules could effectively shut down its free and...

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Oct 1, 2025 · The F-Droid project, which operates a nonprofit, ad- and tracker-free app store for Android, warns that the new rules could threaten its very existence by making it nearly impossible to continue …

Sep 29, 2025 · Last month, Google announced new developer registration requirements that could make it impossible for independent app repositories like F-Droid to distribute apps.

Mar 27, 2025 · Instead, Google is shifting how Android is developed, tightening its internal control over the development cycle while continuing to release final code under an open-source license.

Mar 26, 2025 · Google has confirmed to Android Authority that all Android development work going forward will take place in Google’s internal branch. This is a shift from the way Google has worked on …

Oct 30, 2025 · Google’s new policy to verify all Android developers has sparked the ‘Keep Android Open’ movement, as developers and open source advocates warn it could end Android’s open …

Mar 27, 2025 · The company will no longer have a public development branch for its Android Open Source Project (AOSP), a major departure from the way the operating system develops. Google has …

Apr 2, 2025 · While Google insists Android remains open source in name, critics warn this move erodes transparency, stifles developer input and cements Google’s control over the ecosystem.

Mar 27, 2025 · Google is making some big changes to how it operates the open-source version of Android, aka the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). As reported by Android Authority, the …