Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users
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tl;dr you can still "sideload" via adb.
This is so incredibly inconvenient as to be meaningless.
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Since Google’s goal is to improve security
Is it though? Really?
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tl;dr you can still "sideload" via adb.
This is so incredibly inconvenient as to be meaningless.
It's not completely meaningless because if it's truly the only option I'm going to be using it until I eventually replace my current phone with one with an unlocked bootloader.
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Since Google’s goal is to improve security
Is it though? Really?
The security of their bank balance.
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It's not completely meaningless because if it's truly the only option I'm going to be using it until I eventually replace my current phone with one with an unlocked bootloader.
When my current phone dies I'll be buying a flip phone.
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We hope that Google keeps its word and preserves ADB installation
lol, adb is the first loophole that will be closed.
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We should embrace oldschool SciFy and go for (DIY) Cyberdecks.
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tl;dr you can still "sideload" via adb.
This is so incredibly inconvenient as to be meaningless.
Not at all, just get comfortable with ADB and use Claude to walk you through the steps.
I see this as an absolute win. /s
Edit: Y'all, ADB isn't hard to use. At all.
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tl;dr you can still "sideload" via adb.
This is so incredibly inconvenient as to be meaningless.
It will be stupid, but I presume there will be a rise in desktop apps or webapps that require you to only plug the phone in and it will handle the rest.
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It's not completely meaningless because if it's truly the only option I'm going to be using it until I eventually replace my current phone with one with an unlocked bootloader.
I'm afraid that won't help. There will be even fewer people developing apps specifically for the 0.01% of us using custom ROMs.
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why can google not just code something like this into android:
allow apps from:
( ) All sources (how it is now; allow each app to install apps from external sources)
( ) Just Google Play
( ) Apps which have been verified by Google Developer Program -
Don't forget "side effects", when really, medications only have "effects". Whether the effects are intended or not doesn't change the fact that they happen.
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why can google not just code something like this into android:
allow apps from:
( ) All sources (how it is now; allow each app to install apps from external sources)
( ) Just Google Play
( ) Apps which have been verified by Google Developer ProgramOption 1 is a potential cause of "lost" revenue.
Late stage capitalism absolutely forbids anything that could cause that, even if the cost of implementation outweighs any potential gain.
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tl;dr you can still "sideload" via adb.
This is so incredibly inconvenient as to be meaningless.
good luck updating all your apps that way...
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We should embrace oldschool SciFy and go for (DIY) Cyberdecks.
Thankfully, for those of us without the time for all that there are Linux phones such as this one I'm considering.
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why can google not just code something like this into android:
allow apps from:
( ) All sources (how it is now; allow each app to install apps from external sources)
( ) Just Google Play
( ) Apps which have been verified by Google Developer ProgramTaking Google at their word for a moment, it's far too easy to scam the clueless masses into selecting the first one. Might work okay if it's strictly an ADB command, tho.
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Don't forget "side effects", when really, medications only have "effects". Whether the effects are intended or not doesn't change the fact that they happen.
Cough medicine can induce drowsiness, but you probably shouldn't be taking it as a sleep aid. The distinction between intended vs unintended effects is an important distinction to make, in my opinion, to prevent drugs from being unintentionally misused.
