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# Verified Flatpak Apps are Coming Soon
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/verified-flatpak-apps/
- Published: 2023-02-10T06:37:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-10T06:37:37.000Z
- Description: Flatpak apps now have a verified badge icon, only on the beta portal for now.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Development Updates, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

This was already in the works since late last year when a GitHub [merge request](https://github.com/flathub/website/commit/5aae6b759b15ae26c155a0c8c18f13ca0da29ee3?ref=itsfoss.com) added initial support for a status verification icon on the Flathub site.

And now, the verified apps can be seen on Flathub's beta platform.

**What is it?:** It is a work-in-progress verification system for Flatpak apps on the Flathub platform that will **facilitate showing a blue check mark** beside the name of an app after it has been verified.

![the beta platform of flathub showcasing the various verified apps](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/Flathub_Verified_Beta.jpg)

As you can see, currently, over 70 apps, have been added to the [verified list on the beta platform](https://beta.flathub.org/apps/collection/verified?ref=itsfoss.com). We expect this number to increase when this is made available for general use.

![screenshot from beta.flathub.org showing an app listed with a verified icon badge](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/flathub-verified-app-icons.jpg)

**How to get verified?:** The developers have to log in to [beta.flathub.org](https://beta.flathub.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) with the GitHub or GitLab account linked to their app, then head to your **Developer Profile.** 

You need to **select the app** to verify (if there are multiple) and then follow the instructions under "**Developer Settings**".

Furthermore, **there are concerns** over which apps should be allowed to gain verified status.

For instance, a Reddit user [raised concerns](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/10xones/comment/j7u2zgr/?ref=itsfoss.com) when they noticed an unofficial client for WhatsApp had gained verified status. 

Sure, it means that the app developer is the one maintaining/publishing the Flatpak. But **it is still a third-party app and not something from WhatsApp**.

You get the point.

📝

The app has since been removed from the verified list.

This can cause plenty of issues, especially related to copyright ones, where the [IP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual%5Fproperty?ref=itsfoss.com) holder could quickly **object to their property** being repackaged and used as an official-looking copy.

Let's see how Flathub handles situations like this when this feature is rolled out fully.

**When can you expect it?:** Sometime this year would be my best guess, as there has not been an official announcement giving a specified date.

Its implementation on Flathub's beta channel is a good sign.

*💬 What do you think about Flatpak apps' verified badge icons finally being tested with its beta portal? Share your thoughts in the comments down below.*