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minus-squareSteve Dice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours agoI can see it already: () Just Google Play (safe) () Verified apps (not recommended) Advanced settings click on Advanced settings () All sources (Unsafe. Will probably kill your cat and burn down your house) tick the box Are you sure? click yes ARE YOU SURE? click yes again ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SURE? wait for the 30 seconds timer to count down click yes ( ) I do not love my cat and want him to die. tick the box ( ) I accept the very real risk of my house burning down tick the box Please wait 24 hours for the change to apply. You can reverse it at any time from this menu. get spammed every hour for the next 24 hours with notifications asking me to fix my security settings get a bigass ⚠️ every time I turn on the phone every once in a while the change just straight up reverses and I have to do it all over again
I can see it already:
() Just Google Play (safe)
() Verified apps (not recommended)
Advanced settings
click on Advanced settings
() All sources (Unsafe. Will probably kill your cat and burn down your house)
tick the box
Are you sure?
click yes
ARE YOU SURE?
click yes again
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SURE?
wait for the 30 seconds timer to count down
click yes
( ) I do not love my cat and want him to die.
tick the box
( ) I accept the very real risk of my house burning down
tick the box
Please wait 24 hours for the change to apply. You can reverse it at any time from this menu.
get spammed every hour for the next 24 hours with notifications asking me to fix my security settings
get a bigass ⚠️ every time I turn on the phone
every once in a while the change just straight up reverses and I have to do it all over again