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Q&A How does Google's Android developer registration affect sideloading and other stores?

2025-11 If com.google.android.gms, and its dependencies, are installed, some of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because com.an...

posted 10mo ago by Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭

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#5: Post edited by user avatar Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭ · 2026-01-07T19:13:28Z (8 months ago)
  • #### 2025-11
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • #### 2026-01
  • Google intends to allow competent users to continue to bypass its new restrictions. [^6] However, it shall add additional steps to accomplish this. Ultimately, this renders the change fairly unimportant.
  • [^6]: [`github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982`](https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982)
  • #### 2025-11
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • #### 2026-01
  • Google intends to allow competent users to continue to bypass its new restrictions. [^6] However, it shall add additional steps to accomplish this. Ultimately, this renders the change unimportant.
  • [^6]: [`github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982`](https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982)
#4: Post edited by user avatar Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭ · 2026-01-07T19:13:18Z (8 months ago)
  • #### 2025-11
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • #### 2026-01
  • Google intends to allow competent users to continue to bypass its new restrictions. [^6] However, it shall add additional steps to accomplish this.
  • [^6]: [`github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982`](https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982)
  • #### 2025-11
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • #### 2026-01
  • Google intends to allow competent users to continue to bypass its new restrictions. [^6] However, it shall add additional steps to accomplish this. Ultimately, this renders the change fairly unimportant.
  • [^6]: [`github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982`](https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982)
#3: Post edited by user avatar Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭ · 2026-01-07T19:12:54Z (8 months ago)
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • #### 2025-11
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • #### 2026-01
  • Google intends to allow competent users to continue to bypass its new restrictions. [^6] However, it shall add additional steps to accomplish this.
  • [^6]: [`github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982`](https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso/discussions/1643#discussioncomment-14961982)
#2: Post edited by user avatar Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭ · 2025-11-13T00:36:15Z (10 months ago)
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, `Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED` provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
  • If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]
  • This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, [`Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/77235009/2#:~:text=There's-,Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED,-%2C%20but%20it's) provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]
  • [^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)
  • [^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)
  • [^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)
  • [^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)
  • [^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)‭ · 2025-11-13T00:35:51Z (10 months ago) 
If `com.google.android.gms`, and its dependencies, are installed, *some* of the more basic application stores, as they are currently implemented, shall cease to operate. That is because `com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.protectdialogs.activity.PlayProtectDialogsActivity` hooks into `com.google.android.packageinstaller`, and shall [^2] prevent the installation of any `.APK`/`.AAB` that isn't signed via a key stored in Play App Signing. [^1]

This appears to be bypassable via `adb shell`'s `/system/bin/pm install`. [^3] If so, `Settings.Global.ADB_WIFI_ENABLED` provides a workaround for most clients. [^4] [^5]

[^5]: [`github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904`](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/issues/102#event-20509715904)

[^4]: [`github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116`](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/issues/25#issuecomment-1869342116)

[^3]: [`stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4`](https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/28686006/4)

[^2]: [`github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941`](https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/5941#issuecomment-2531675423)

[^1]: [`reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl`](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/6hfmoj/comment/diz06fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button#:~:text=the%20important%20thing%20to%20know,keep%20it%20safe%20and%20sound.)