App verification means, Google can deny apps entry into Android for whatever reason Google comes up with. There are no clear and objective rules nor are there any real options to object.

And that is the problem. Google can just deny anything that does stuff in a creative new way or that poses a competitive risk.

And, if Google decides you are not comming in, there is no warning you can click to go around that.

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ColdStream a day ago | parent | next [-]

I do fear for all these youtube alternative app developers. If I was building them, no way am I handing over my personal ID to Google. They would leverage that almost immediately.

	▲	lern_too_spel a day ago \| parent [-]
		They will continue to not verify their identity with Google, the same as they do now. This is where the new unknown sources installation flow comes in. In the future, their users on Google Android devices will have to enable developer mode in order to install these apps. On the plus side, this setting will persist when users migrate to new devices, unlike now. On the minus side, there is no reason this should require enabling developer mode. This is what people should be complaining about.

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lern_too_spel a day ago | parent | prev [-]

>App verification means, Google can deny apps entry into Android for whatever reason Google comes up with.

Two errors:

1. Google only gets to determine what app verification allows without warning on Google builds of Android.

2. You can still install unverified apps.