Google is threatening to remove the last big reason people choose Android over Apple, and… they are on the wrong sideload of history.
Keep Android Open: https://keepandroidopen.org/
https://developer.android.com/developer-verification
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-developer-verification-early.html
I am a man of simple tastes. If I see a video with a pogface, I skip it.
You’re missing out, Samtime does some funny parodies
Silly question, but… what’s a pogface?
Behold: my stock images collection
So, youtube reaction face?
I remember when people avoided making these faces in order to avoid people photoshopping… things… into the mouth hole.
YouTube face
The jist of it:
In August 2025, Google announced ↗ that as of September 2026, 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 the developer’s private signing key Listing all current and future application identifiersCan’t come at a worse time. People are just learning to make things through vibe coding, and they’re gonna want to put their own apps on their phones and their friend’s phones.
If Google embraced their side loading, it could become an even bigger selling point.
Holy shit that’s a terrible idea and the best reason I’ve ever heard for banning sideloading.
You say selling point but really it’s an exploitation point.
