Do you have a source about this private key requirement? Sounds like an obvious threat, too blunt and arrogant even for #Google!
Also I'd like to know if the title was clickbaiting or this is actually an issue with #Android: I do not use #GooglePlay (disabled on my phones) but only @fdroidorg@mastodon.technology: does this change anything for their #APK?
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@Shamar
Sure: read here about the need to give G. your private key, it is the official docs: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9842756?hl=en
It will not directly affect #fdroid, as #fdroid can only build apks, as far as I got it, and not app bundles.
But, as a dev, you end up with two distribution formats, should you also be on the Play Store.
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