ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGoogle's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for userswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down111
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minus-squarekaty ✨@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agobut they could make it be google play or samsung store only as the default as a compromise
minus-squareSanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoThat would just continue to ensure lock-in, and at least the EU would never go for that (& neither would I). Sideloading should still be allowed. Google’s Play Store security has never been all that stellar, anyway.
but they could make it be google play or samsung store only as the default as a compromise
That would just continue to ensure lock-in, and at least the EU would never go for that (& neither would I). Sideloading should still be allowed.
Google’s Play Store security has never been all that stellar, anyway.