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Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration (hackaday.com)
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[โ€“] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So, will an app like this

https://codeberg.org/muntashir/AppManager

which uses (w)adb, be able to install apk as I currently do?

Or will they also fuck this up ?

[โ€“] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They won't fuck this up YET. If AppManager doesn't currently use ADB to install APKs, it can be made to. So can any F-Droid or Aurora Store client.

However, I'd say that the odds that Google will stop at this certificate demand and will not eventually try to paywall ADB somehow are currently 0% in my estimation.

It's high time someone created an independent fork of Android. Very soon, custom ROMs won't be enough.