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Google deleted an open source app I love (install from F-Droid) for being "Fake" (lemmy.ml)
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[–] mundane@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then this is a KDE Connect issue. If they sign with different keys, they should use different app names (in the manifest, the visible name could still be the same). If two apps have the same identifier but are signed with different certs, Google is right to treat one of them as an impostor.