KeepAndroidOpen

[TheTearMiser]

Hey all,

If you haven't seen this yet, Google is planning to require mandatory developer
identity verification for all Android apps, including apps distributed outside
the Play Store, taking effect September 2026. This affects every independent
and open source Android developer directly.

The community has been fighting back at keepandroidopen.org. If you haven't
already:

• Read the full breakdown of what this means for your project at keepandroidopen.org
• Sign the open letter opposing the mandate at keepandroidopen.org/open-letter
• Consider adding the countdown banner to your project's website or README
  — instructions at keepandroidopen.org/banner

This is moving fast and September is closer than it looks. The more projects
that speak up the harder it is for Google to ignore.