Does anyone here actually support Google's Developer Verification?
I don’t. I’ve put a warning about it in my repo because I’m against policies like sideloading restrictions, forced ID verification.
Curious what other devs here think. Is Play Store still worth the hassle?
I had a good look at the process. And yes it is not very convenient and or course it is not just to protect users, that is a secondary marketing effect.
I completely lost this view after all those heated debates, thanks.
As long as people claim that F-Droid will stop working and other stuff, based on the initial plans, I classify most of the debate as fear mongering .
And good luck and fun with your new setup. I still have an original OpenMoko, to bad GSM is dead here.
And, thanks for the debate.
Yeah I'm not debating that there is fear mongering about this at all, just - as you noted - this is not about protecting users. Thats a farce.
This is about Google trying to close up their ecosystem, device first. That is the issue I take with this whole situation, its a clear step in that direction being marketed as something it decidedly is not.
And I think Android users should recognize what it actually is, and try to find a different option than Apple or Google going forward.