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ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users

www.androidauthority.com

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Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users

www.androidauthority.com

ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.
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    23 hours ago

    Call sideloading what it is, installing apps.

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      Found the Rossman subrsciber. 📎

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      I know, I know. People don’t understand how they’ve already conceded the war with language.

      Me: Like…Yeah, I’m just going to “jailbreak” the small computer I bought to… run a program.

      The public unironically: Oh man, I hope you don’t get arrested.

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      Sideload refers to moving files between two devices, like P2P

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