Note: Brazil is slated to be one of the initial 4 countries where developer registration will be enforced

Singapore

Email: cccs_feedback@cccs.gov.sg

Contact the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS)

Note: Singapore is slated to be one of the initial 4 countries where developer registration will be enforced

Thailand

Email: info@otcc.or.th

Contact the Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC)

Note: Thailand is slated to be one of the initial 4 countries where developer registration will be enforced

Indonesia

Email: infokom@kppu.go.id

Contact the KPPU for Competition Complaints

Note: Indonesia is slated to be one of the initial 4 countries where developer registration will be enforced

Australia

Email: international@accc.gov.au

File a report with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Send a request to Australian Australian Consumers’ Association (CHOICE). Ask them to lodge a designated complaint to the Australian Competition & Consumer Comission (ACCC).

Japan

Email: intnldiv@jftc.go.jp

Contact the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)

South Korea

Email: kftc@korea.kr

Contact the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC)

India

Email: cci‑chairman@nic.in

Contact the Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Canada

Email: info@competitionbureau.gc.ca

Make a complaint to Competition Bureau Canada

File a report with the https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en

Taiwan

Email: ftc@ftc.gov.tw

Contact the Fair Trade Commission (FTC)

Turkey

Contact the Rekabet Kurumu / Turkish Competition Authority (RK)

Argentina

Email: cndc@produccion.gob.ar

Contact the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC)

Mexico

Email: denuncias@antimonopolio.gob.mx

Contact the Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio

Philippines

Contact the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC)

Make your voice heard

Sign the open letter

Add your organization’s signature to the draft Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution by emailing signatories@keepandroidopen.org with your name, title, and affiliation.

Sign These Petitions

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Contact These Consumer/Digital Rights Groups

Euroconsumers

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Other

Install F-Droid on your Android device(s). The more people that use alternative app marketplaces, the harder it will be to shut them out.

Provide feedback directly to Google using their Android developer verification requirements survey.

Make your voice heard on social media and with blog posts, and link to https://keepandroidopen.org

Combat astroturfing: when you encounter suspect posts on community forums and social media in support of the policy (“Well, actually…”), challenge them and do not be shy.

Help this project out by editing this page with more useful information.

References

Overview

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Android_Developer_Verification

Editorials and Blogs

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading” — https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html (Hacker News Thread)

“F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree” — https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html (Hacker News Thread)

“Pluralistic: Darth Android” — https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/

“Google plans to block side-loading like Apple, declaring war on Android freedom” — https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google

Press Reactions

“‘Keep Android Open’ movement fights back against Google sideloading restrictions” – https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/keep_android_open_movement/

“Resistance to Google’s Android verification grows among developers” – https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/135878/resistance-to-googles-android-verification-grows-among-developers/

“‘Keep Android Open’ Movement Challenges Google’s Developer Verification Rule” — https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/10/keep-android-open-movement-challenges-googles-developer-verification-rule/

“Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register” — https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/android_developer_verification_sideloading/

“Open-Source Android Apps at Risk Under Google’s New Decree” — https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-f-droid-warns-google-developer-decree-open-source-android/

“Google’s New Developer ID Rule Could Harm F-Droid, Says Open-Source Advocate” — https://reclaimthenet.org/googles-android-id-rule-threatens-f-droids-future

“Google’s developer registration ‘decree’ means the end for alternative app stores” — https://cybernews.com/tech/googles-developer-registration-decree-end-alternative-app-stores/

“Open-Source Android Apps Threatened by Google’s New Policy” — https://www.datamation.com/open-source/android-apps-google-policy/

“Google’s new ID requirements could destroy independent app stores” — https://www.techspot.com/news/109728-google-confirms-new-android-rules-significantly-restrict-app.html

“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/

“Google’s new developer rules could threaten sideloading and F-Droid’s future” — https://www.gizmochina.com/2025/09/30/googles-new-developer-rules-could-threaten-sideloading-and-f-droids-future/

“Google is restricting one of Android’s most important features, and users are outraged” — https://www.slashgear.com/1962802/google-restricting-important-android-feature-reason-why-users-outraged/

“Android’s sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move yet” - https://www.makeuseof.com/androids-sideloading-limits-are-anti-consumer-move-yet/

“Google’s dev registration plan ‘will end the F-Droid project’” — https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/googles_dev_registration_plan_will/

“F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project” — https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/f-droid-calls-for-regulators-to-stop-googles-crackdown-on-sideloading/

“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/

“Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store” — https://www.theverge.com/news/765881/google-android-apps-side-loading-developer-verification

“Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading” — https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/

“Android Security or Vendor Lock-In? Google’s New Sideloading Rules Smell Fishy” — https://news.itsfoss.com/new-android-sideloading-rules/

“Google Demands Dev Identity For All Android Apps” - https://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/18276-google-demands-dev-identity-for-all-android-apps.html

“Google Defends Developer Verification” - https://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/18356-google-defends-developer-verification.html

Video Responses

“Google: ‘Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now’” — Louis Rossmann — https://youtu.be/QBEKlIV_70E

“F-Droid Will Die in 2026 Unless We Act Now — Techlore” — https://youtu.be/wRvqdLsnsKY

“Google is Removing Sideloading” — LMG Clips — https://youtu.be/-R76VJtTDJ8

“Google’s changes to sideloading could end F-Droid - Linux Weekly News” — https://youtu.be/iMqpm2Ahmt0

“Is F-Droid in Trouble? Google Developer Verification” — https://youtu.be/-SOOoQWv4kk

“Google is Applefying Android: The End of Openness” — ChiefGyk3D — https://youtu.be/WFOPzixHoLY

Editorials and Blogs

“F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree” — https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading” - https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

“Pluralistic: Darth Android” — https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/

“Google plans to block side-loading like Apple, declaring war on Android freedom” — https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google

“Join The Protest Against The Closing Of Android” - https://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/18419-join-the-protest-against-the-closing-of-android.html

Discussions

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45742488

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45409794

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45507173

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45569371

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45742488

https://lobste.rs/s/x1sdu5/f_droid_google_s_developer_registration

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1n1m699/horrible_news/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1n3jtrf/google_you_royally_screwed_up/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1n0uy6g/just_received_this_email_now_you_can_get/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1n2im4j/this_may_mark_the_end_of_android_development_for/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1n0f41c/google_will_require_developer_verification_to/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1km8jof/google_play_developer_verification/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1mzw877/android_developers_blog_a_new_layer_of_security/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1n7g0cc/to_all_android_devs_speak_up_now_before_you_lose/

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/1oaj908/collection_of_actions_we_can_take_to_stop/

Official Documentation

Initial announcement — https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html

Android developer verification: Guides — https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/android-developer-console#complete-identity

Android developer verification: Frequently asked questions — https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/faq

Introducing the Android Developer Console: A first look — https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/assets/pdfs/introducing-the-android-developer-console.pdf

Download an early look of the new Android Developer Console — https://support.google.com/android-developer-console/answer/16450960

API Documentation — https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller#DEVELOPER_VERIFICATION_FAILED_REASON_DEVELOPER_BLOCKED

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