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Google says that Android sideloading "is not going away" in new FAQ (googleblog.com)
7 points by timpera 27 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


They just change the rules completely. As soon as my first manually installed app stops working, I am forever done with android.


However, they still plan to make verification mandatory to distribute APKs.


Indeed so.

Fortunately, at least GrapheneOS says this is a problem that's limited to Google Play.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45437010




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