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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 62 points 1 year ago (3 children)

so basically i have to send in my id to google just to sideload a test apk i made in flutter to my own phone to test it out?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ad it's just another data point for corporations and governments to be able to tie all your tech activities to your real identity. Great for surveillance!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    and if it will work like the play store, you will need to upload an apk* and download the signed version, so it's not even immediately obvious if they changed anything.

    * not really an apk but an intermediate build product

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