Post #2759611
2026-03-20 07:20 UTC
It sort of makes sense to put app installations behind a warning. Sure, you should think about what you're installing. But having an authority that can prevent it arbitrarily or a mechanism that can block you from using your device as you want for 24 hours (!) is ridiculous.
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@zsmb13@androiddev.social 2026-03-20 07:20
How do these theoretical scammers get you to download a fake app from outside a store, by the way? By making you go to a website first to get it? Seems like they could just have you open a fake website at that point, which would be much much easier to do.
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@benjo@androiddev.social 2026-03-20 07:28
@zsmb13@androiddev.social imagine for a moment Apple or Microsoft implementing such system on MacOS or Windows. "Please reboot and wait for a day" 🫠