Post #2113872
2026-03-20 08:31 UTC
Google obviously knows how user unfriendly it is to enable developer mode and how this will effectively make it impossible for the vast majority of non-technical users to access any third party app stores. This is as malicious as malicious compliance to EU law goes. I cannot think of a more aggressive roadblock they could have put up, even forcing some to choose between third party app stores like #FDroid or #IzzyOnDroid and banking apps.
There is no doubt about it, this is not about safety.
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@SylvieLorxu@chaos.social 2026-03-20 08:34
Keep in mind, enabling developer mode is just *ONE* of the many steps. This whole process is made as difficult and with as much friction as they possibly could. No third party app store could guide most users through this successfully.
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@odd@mstdn.social 2026-03-20 08:39
@SylvieLorxu They surely know. Its called "developer mode" for good reasons; it shouldn't be used in normal occasions. Them putting any feature behind this mode is a clear sign they don't regard it as a feature that should be used at all.