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Google's annoying 'update ownership' sideload warning spreads to more apps and phones
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this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
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I mean if someone is sideloading apps I think we have to admit a bit of tech savvyness
Isn't the tech savvyness required to sideload not mostly by design? If it was basically the same process then regular people may use it like the 1st party store.
I strongly disagree. You can literally just search like "xxx app free" and find a link to download it and click "open". I wouldn't consider that tech savvy at all.
that actually is dangerous though and should spark a warning. Man I don't even remember the time when it was relatively safe to just search an app and install it.
Yeah.. Agreed. I just don't think you need to be tech savvy at all to get through the process.
The point of the new EU laws is exactly that the average user should have no more difficulty installing an app from a third party app store than Google's or Apple's.
yeah sideloading assumes the app is not in a store though no? Does this happen with f-droid then otr such? the google warning that is.