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Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions! (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 2 days ago by popcar2@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Google: "Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn't verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren't tricked into bypassing these safety checks while under pressure from a scammer. It will also include clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved, but ultimately, it puts the choice in their hands."

Thank god. I would've ditched Android for good if this went through, and while it sounds like it would be annoying for casual users to enable unverified apps, at least we can still install them.

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[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

For now. You just wait. Evil corp is gonna evil corp it all up.

[–] danielton1@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I miss the days when their slogan was "Don't be evil"

[–] SnowPenguin@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, Google used to be the "Cool" company back then. I used to root for them.

[–] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago

Lots of companies feel the need to serve their users on their way up.

Once they feel they got much or most of the market on lock, they no longer need to justify themselves to their users, and a cycle of pure valueless exploitation begins, aka enshittification.

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