Post #714132

2026-03-20 07:20 UTC

No, no, and still no. Installing an app on an Android device you&#39;ve purchased and fully own is not &quot;sideloading&quot;. It&#39;s just... using your device. Nothing more. Let&#39;s not pretend even for a second that &quot;sideloading&quot; is a normal term to describe this.

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@zsmb13@androiddev.social 2026-03-20 07:20

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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@luboganev@androiddev.social 2026-03-20 07:28

@zsmb13@androiddev.social if they continue, I will open a PR in their repo to rename adb install to adb sideload. They should rename all of it - command, docs, etc. I'm so sick of that term. It's exactly as scary and intentional as the urgency scammers use while scamming. https://developer.android.com/tools/adb#move

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@patricus@gts.posix.live 2026-03-23 13:12

@zsmb13@androiddev.social yeah, assholes call freedom something optional

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@patricus@gts.posix.live 2026-03-23 13:13

@zsmb13@androiddev.social why not call buying a phone renting it from scumbags, at that point?

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