Remind me why the fuck I removed Google Play Services from my Motorola here and replaced them with microG because of a maps app that needed it? Oh it's because of this.... Yeah. Lol.
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I thought surely this was a joke. ... I thought.
Sent from GrapheneOS
"Sideload" is such a dumb name for what is just the act of installing apps of your own choosing.
May as well call it "jayloading" 😒
Sidewalking
You're missing the point. It is "just" the act of downloading and installing, which were seen as normal things to do. However, by calling it "sideloading" they can then attach any meaning, any implication they wish. This is now something different and wierd, not something normal people do, does your mom sideload? I'm pretty sure the battle for control of your phone that you bought was lost as soon as we allowed them to call it sideloading.
I'm not missing any point at all, your post is in essential agreement with mine, lol.
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Why would it first help people and then hurt them?
strange sequence of events
Indian accent: "Alright mam, when you install this app, I will contact you tomorrow and we can proceed with the transfer. For security reasons, don't tell anyone you received this call."
That's so much extra work and chance for them to ask someone they know.
Right, the real solution is not letting old people answer phone calls anymore, I guess, lol.
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Also, it locks alternative sources to the Play Store out. How convenient, right?
grapheneOS wont be affected by this so, atleast we dont loose all hope
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The majority of people
Stop using such shit excuses. Keep Android Open!!
The majority of people have 2 arms. So why bother with prosthetics or research into biofeedback?
See, it's flawless logic /s
The majority of people are stupid. Who would have thought.
the majority of people would like to have a piece of my paycheck, so I'm giving some away
-statements dreamed by the utterly deranged
-cunts that write shitty articles like this
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Are there any real statistics about the real number of scams deployed via "sideloading non verified apps?"
I do not know the number. But I don't think there are that many cases. Most scams I've seen have been via web or via a normal app downloaded on the appStore.
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"ThE mAjOrItY oF pEoPLe DoN't AxUaLlY nEeD sIdElOaDiNg"
Fucking bootlicker
Makes me think of this overgrown pinky toe.
With arguments like those that person already seems like an astroturfer IMO. Also sideloading is the language corporations used to delegitimize decentralized app installation.
"Sideloading" is anti-property-rights loaded language.
The correct term for installing something by means other than the Google-approved method is "installing normally."
It is the act of capitulating to Google's control, due to the incorrect belief that you need its permission to use your own property how you want, that needs a new term. So far all I've been able to come up with is "cuckloading," though I'm not happy with how sexism-adjacent it is and am open to suggestions.
Nah cuckloading is perfect. The best way to make an insult like that not effectively belong to the sexists is just to use it in non-sexist contexts. The intrinsic meaning of cuck is perfect for this. Fuck the extrinsic meaning. We can change that.
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Sideload deez nuts
The classic "you are too dumb to choose" if only education was a thing...
We are at a time where governments and corporations actively dumb things down until they can make this excuse, instead of actually doing what is right for the people, which is investing in education and treating people as intelligent and autonomous beings.
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