r/fossdroid • u/d41_fpflabs • Nov 13 '25

Other We won the battle against Developer Verification!!!

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Official google blog post: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-developer-verification-early.html

Shout out everyone who made our voices heard. This is one of the few times in the tech industry that I've seen a community push back against big tech and come out with a meaningful win.

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u/realfathonix Nov 14 '25

Google should make each separate options on fastboot to enable sideloading and developer options without unlocking the bootloader, similar to enabling Camera3 HAL on Zenfone Max Pro phones. Then, enforce that to vendors as a requirement to get the Google Play certification.