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Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users
(www.androidauthority.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2025
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What would you call it?
"installing" as in "installing software"
Okay but it's specifically software from outside the Play Store?
In what way is installing from the play store fundamentally different? Just because it was preloaded on your phone? What if F droid was preloaded on your phone instead? Is it still sideloading? Google's logic breaks down pretty quickly when you think about it