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Google’s big Android sideloading crackdown has a 24-hour catch – how the new limits work (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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Sideloading Android apps will become such a hassle that the practice will effectively die.

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[–] 26 points 1 month ago (5 children)

the company’s analysis found sideloading is responsible for “50 times more malware from internet-sideloaded sources than on apps available through Google Play.”

Yeaah, sure...

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    I never heard of grandmas side loading apps... but plenty clicking a link to the playstore and getting all kinds of garbage... 🤔

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