didn’t i tell you Google is using the #sideloading ban to side-step labor issues? it’s actually worse:

google wants to #aislop and monopolize all #android apps.

so, not only don't they want to deal with developers as contract workers on their appstore ―that’s the whole point of forcing ID, to shoo away the vast majority of developers who aren’t incorporated as businesses. they now want to wipeout said developers and own all the apps.
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Google can now vibe-code you an Android app

Google now lets you use its web-based AI Studio vibe coding to build native Android apps. The feature was announced at Google I/O 2026.

^{Jay Peters (The Verge)}