Post #1934499
2026-05-03 18:52 UTC
I Google page I read was the opposite of that. The first time you unlock sideloading, they’ll warn you and make you wait for a day. From then it’s unlocked.
While I hate Google with a passion, and don’t trust them at all, this seems like a reasonable way to handle the issue of non tech people being coerced into sideloading unsavory apps by scammers.
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@Lumidaub@feddit.org 2026-05-03 18:55
Okay, if that’s indeed the case, it’s at best patronising, yes. (This leaves of course the other, bigger issues of added hurdles to developers)
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@fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2026-05-03 21:23
It just sounds like they came up with an excuse to try and be non-compliant with the European Union’s ruling that they’re an illegal Monopoly