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Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours) (android-developers.googleblog.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

But the sideloading flow via dev options that they have revealed doesn't require that and it's easy to do...

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    From what angle is it easy to do?

    • Enable developer mode (using a hidden process where you have to know where to find it)
    • Go through a scary form
    • Restart the device
    • Wait 24 hours?!
    • Go to the settings again
    • Do some more scary confirmations
    • Check another scary checkbox
    • And then... confirm again every single time you install an app

    And you are telling me it's easy to do? I can go publish a diet tracking app and Aunt Flo will happily go through this and I won't lose customers?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I feel like if someone knows what an .apk is and where to download them, they'll also know how to search for how to install them

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