From 09f519fecdc038f85a306218a26e4e95da5c62af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tear-guss Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:10:37 +1300 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add Getting Informed section to README --- README.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e8240fc..9da09b9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,6 +7,36 @@ Launched in direct response to the Google announcement, the site defends Android's core promise: an open platform where anyone can build, share, and install apps without centralized gatekeeping. It aims to inform on the impacts on consumers, developers, states and coordinate resistance. +## Getting Informed + +If you're new to this issue or want to understand what's at stake, the following resources cover the story from multiple angles. + +### Editorial & Opinion + +- ["An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification"](https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html) — F-Droid +- ["Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship"](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship) — EFF +- ["Pluralistic: Darth Android"](https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/) — Cory Doctorow +- ["What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html) — F-Droid +- ["F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html) — F-Droid + +### Press Coverage + +- ["With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy"](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/with-developer-verification-googles-apple-envy-threatens-to-dismantle-androids-open-legacy/) — Ars Technica +- ["Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register"](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/android_developer_verification_sideloading/) — The Register +- ["37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play"](https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/google_android_developer_verification_plan/) — The Register +- ["Google's Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid"](https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/googles-requirement-for-all-android-developers-to-register-and-be-verified-threatens-to-close-down-open-source-app-store-f-droid/) — TechDirt +- ["Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store"](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/) — TechCrunch + +### Video + +- "I Signed a Letter to Google. Here's Why." — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) +- "Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'" — Louis Rossmann — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) +- "F-Droid Will Die in 2026 Unless We Act Now" — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) +- "Google is Removing Sideloading" — LMG Clips — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) +- "Google's changes to sideloading could end F-Droid" — Linux Weekly News — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) +- "Is F-Droid in Trouble? Google Developer Verification" — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) +- "Google is Applefying Android: The End of Openness" — ChiefGyk3D — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) + ## Contributing 1. Identify [issues](https://github.com/keepandroidopen/keepandroidopen.github.io/issues). From 07451c1f694e6a9d72fbd5486556f853fc14a650 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TheTearMiser <39851163+TheTearMiser@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:09:25 +1300 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Remove 'Getting Informed' section from README Removed the 'Getting Informed' section with resources on Android developer verification. --- README.md | 30 ------------------------------ 1 file changed, 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9da09b9..e8240fc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,36 +7,6 @@ Launched in direct response to the Google announcement, the site defends Android's core promise: an open platform where anyone can build, share, and install apps without centralized gatekeeping. It aims to inform on the impacts on consumers, developers, states and coordinate resistance. -## Getting Informed - -If you're new to this issue or want to understand what's at stake, the following resources cover the story from multiple angles. - -### Editorial & Opinion - -- ["An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification"](https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html) — F-Droid -- ["Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship"](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship) — EFF -- ["Pluralistic: Darth Android"](https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/) — Cory Doctorow -- ["What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html) — F-Droid -- ["F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html) — F-Droid - -### Press Coverage - -- ["With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy"](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/with-developer-verification-googles-apple-envy-threatens-to-dismantle-androids-open-legacy/) — Ars Technica -- ["Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register"](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/android_developer_verification_sideloading/) — The Register -- ["37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play"](https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/google_android_developer_verification_plan/) — The Register -- ["Google's Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid"](https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/googles-requirement-for-all-android-developers-to-register-and-be-verified-threatens-to-close-down-open-source-app-store-f-droid/) — TechDirt -- ["Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store"](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/) — TechCrunch - -### Video - -- "I Signed a Letter to Google. Here's Why." — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) -- "Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'" — Louis Rossmann — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) -- "F-Droid Will Die in 2026 Unless We Act Now" — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) -- "Google is Removing Sideloading" — LMG Clips — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) -- "Google's changes to sideloading could end F-Droid" — Linux Weekly News — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) -- "Is F-Droid in Trouble? Google Developer Verification" — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) -- "Google is Applefying Android: The End of Openness" — ChiefGyk3D — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) - ## Contributing 1. Identify [issues](https://github.com/keepandroidopen/keepandroidopen.github.io/issues). From e8a3ba5fb90eb67f783b13710516f53fec10bc26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tear-guss Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:20:51 +1300 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Updated Links to new content Press Videos --- src/data/links/press.yaml | 14 ++++++++++++++ src/data/links/videos.yaml | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/data/links/press.yaml b/src/data/links/press.yaml index f73b8e0..d2fcb64 100644 --- a/src/data/links/press.yaml +++ b/src/data/links/press.yaml @@ -75,3 +75,17 @@ items: url: "https://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/18356-google-defends-developer-verification.html" - text: "Keep Android Open – Abwehr gegen Verbot anonymer Apps von Google" url: "https://www.heise.de/news/Keep-Android-Open-Abwehr-gegen-Verbot-anonymer-Apps-von-Google-10965483.html" + - text: "Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to" + url: "https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/19/google_android_unverified_apps/" + - text: "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps" + url: "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/" + - text: "Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams" + url: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/google-introduces-a-new-way-for-users-to-sideload-android-apps-that-still-protects-against-scams/" + - text: "Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period" + url: "https://www.theverge.com/tech/897420/android-sideloading-unverified-developers-process" + - text: "This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery]" + url: "https://9to5google.com/2026/03/19/android-advanced-flow-sideloading/" + - text: "Google Unveils New Process For Installing Unverified Android Apps" + url: "https://hackaday.com/2026/03/20/google-unveils-new-process-for-installing-unverified-android-apps/" + - text: "Android's new sideloading rules are here, and they come with a 24-hour lock!" + url: "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-sideloading-unverified-apps-new-rules-3650343/" diff --git a/src/data/links/videos.yaml b/src/data/links/videos.yaml index d56b74d..811d8f4 100644 --- a/src/data/links/videos.yaml +++ b/src/data/links/videos.yaml @@ -45,3 +45,9 @@ items: - text: "Google is Applefying Android: The End of Openness" author: "ChiefGyk3D" ytid: "WFOPzixHoLY" + - text: "The NEW rules for Android sideloading are here!" + author: "Android Authority" + ytid: "-WF34Sgq76c" + - text: "Google is Ruining Android" + author: "SAMTIME" + ytid: "sGGZU_Fgx9Y"