Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps (arstechnica.com)

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[−] kaufmann 57d ago
Anytime I open the Play store it feels like I am getting hustled to install Scam Software I don't want. With Scam I mean either it is overblown with Ads or wants a subscription.

I really extremely rarely open the Play Store.

F-Droid is my place to. Even if the tools are simple, they are reliable.

Maybe Google is also scared, that with coding agents some OSS Tools improve that much that commercial alternatives don't matter.

[−] teroshan 58d ago
That's a lot of words to explain how to install things on the device I supposedly own.

Wondering how long the blogpost would be if it explained what the flow for corpoloading applications approved by Google's shareholders would be?

[−] _cenw 57d ago
Those don't usually have problems with providing ID for attestation??! Like, this is not a gotcha, at all?

The casual cynicism on this website really is something.