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Android@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Google tries to justify Android's upcoming sideloading restrictions

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Google tries to justify Android's upcoming sideloading restrictions

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Android@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Google says sideloading on Android is not going anywhere, but it feels otherwise

Starting in 2026, sideloaded apps will have to come from “verified” developers.

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Sideloading is a perfectly good word for a legitimate act.
It’s not “just installing software on a computer”. It’s installing software on a tethered device.
Don’t let them twist the word’s meaning in order to demonize people.

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