Starting in September 2026, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices, and Google gets to decide who 'verified developers' are.

• Your right to freely develop and install whatever apps (.apk files) you want may cease.
• App developers will be forced to hand over govt. ids to Google and tie their apps to their real life identities.
• Google gets to decide who gets approved. Being rejected means nobody can install your apps.
• Developers Google arbirarily chooses it doesn't like, as well as users who reside in sanctioned regions like Russia, may face difficulties or be cut-off entirely from having their apps installable.

Please visit the following resources for more infromation:

• Official Google announcement and article
• Keep Android Open (.org)
• Consumer Rights Wiki article