EU APIs Power F‑Droid Resilience

F‑Droid 2.0 is using a Digital Markets Act–enabled pre‑approval installation API and other OS features to give users a Play‑store‑like install and auto‑update experience on official Android devices. That technical and regulatory combo makes a third‑party, privacy‑preserving app store functionally viable even as Google plans identity‑based developer verification and distribution limits. — Shows how regional regulation (the EU's DMA) can immediately reshape platform power and preserve open‑source alternatives, with implications for competition, privacy, and digital sovereignty.