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Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification

Ars Technica • Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification

Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.

What happened?

Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.

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Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/google-plans-to-exempt-sanctioned-nations-from-android-developer-verification/