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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/darrylfromearth on 2026-04-09 13:40:07+00:00.

Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:

Paying a fee to Google

Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions

Providing government identification

Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key

Listing all current and future application identifiers

Meaning You, the consumer, purchased your Android device believing in Google’s promise that it was an open computing platform and that you could run whatever software you choose on it. Instead, as of September 2026, they will be non-consensually pushing an update to your operating system that irrevocably blocks this right and leaves you at the mercy of their judgement over what software you are permitted to trust. This gives Google a monopoly. Now, Google is controlling the Operating System level. Even if you don’t use the Play Store, you still have to register with Google and pay them a fee just to make your app run on an Android phone. And Google frames this as a “security update” to stop malware.

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