Post #1834820
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
Man, I hate the term ‘sideloading’. It’s just installing an app, for fuck’s sake.
Replies (4)
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@NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 2026-04-23 15:39
I just sideloaded a applications on windows using a .exe and running through the installation wizard. Microsoft must hate me for not using the Windows Store /s
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@artyom@piefed.social 2026-04-24 05:01
It’s distinctly different from just installing an app.
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@Bitflip@lemmy.ml 2026-04-23 15:09
We just have to normalize something worse sounding for installing apps from the play store. "I can't believe you sloploaded Signal after I told you about Molly!"
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@einlander@lemmy.world 2026-04-23 16:40
People forget that it's called sideloading because, in the beginning, most android apps were sold without the ability to install 3rd party apks. You had to use adb to sideload the apk to the phone.