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ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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 · 2 days 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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    downloading software from a separate device

    It isn’t.

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      Why do you think it’s not?

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        Because it’s not? I can show you 100 sources that say it’s not, can you show me one that says otherwise?

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          Go for it.

          Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sideload

          I will concede that the corporate use of ‘sideloading’ is bypassing the official store, but if you look at the other examples you’ll see that it is not the only usage. I think it is important to frame installing software as just that.

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