ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoGoogle's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for userswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10 cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkGoogle's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for userswww.androidauthority.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square31fedilink cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squarekaty ✨@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 days agowhy can google not just code something like this into android: allow apps from: ( ) All sources (how it is now; allow each app to install apps from external sources) ( ) Just Google Play ( ) Apps which have been verified by Google Developer Program
minus-squarecerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoBecause they want to stop people from using ad blockers.
why can google not just code something like this into android:
allow apps from:
( ) All sources (how it is now; allow each app to install apps from external sources)
( ) Just Google Play
( ) Apps which have been verified by Google Developer Program
Because they want to stop people from using ad blockers.
Because it’s Google