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So if I'm reading this correctly, this is only a change in One UI, which Samsung makes, and only affects their devices... So why is Google being sued other than for headlines?
Also, it's still not blocked, just additional warnings educating users about security, or lack thereof with side loading.
Not really on Epic's side here honestly.
You're talking about the same Epic that intentionally broke TOS, threw a tantrum when it was correctly kicked off the store, responded with a prepared 80-page lawsuit a day later, lost on all but one count, and is now strutting around pretending it was all for the players while taking their money by the fistful.
They broke TOS in order to serve the letter. You canβt sue for something that doesnβt affect you. Saying they threw a tantrum is disgraceful
And they should have won the Apple suit but Apple was deemed to not have a large enough market share to have a monopolyβ¦even if they have a monopoly on Apple products
It was terrible news for consumers
Eh a lot of TOS bullshit is exactly that. And Apple is very far from perfect, especially with anything that could even think of threatening their walled garden. I assume everything Apple does is bad for the consumer, because 99% of the time that's accurate.
How about all app stores (including Play Store and Samung own app store) not installed as system apps and show warnings equally when user install something new?
Imagine a case similar to what we had about the default web browser on Windows.
Stop, I've got insomnia and don't wanna get too excited π€€
Was curious of what the step is and found this video for Samsung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6TMvBQ7Sm0
And for Google Pixel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9nsSmDG_8
Doesn't seem too different from the old enable unknown apps aside from Samsung requiring an additional step. Unless third party apps get completely blocked having to enable it doesn't seem like a bad thing with how clueless lot of people are about apks and risks associated with them if they didn't get it from a safe source.
I hate it, my shitty xiaomi gives me a 10 second cooldown before letting me install one π€
Unrelated but, amazing pfp mate.
Tux do the speen haha, he so silly
Ay thx π
When did this become a thing? I sideload apps all the time with no issues.
Afaik new feature in android 15
Edit: Nvm, just read the article, apparently a feature in latest OneUI. So unless you use Samsung you wouldn't know it. That aside, with android 15 you will get some sort of "feature" which discourages sideloading.
Well my Z Fold 3 stopped updating after Android 14, so I guess I need to make this phone last as long as humanly possible cause this is bullshit.
Lol same thought. I just got a new phone which came with Android 14 and I'm not updating this device.
Samsung user.
Spotted the inclusion of Auto Blocker in the last system update.
The App can be disabled, or as I did, adb uninstalled.
honestly I think the complaint about there being no way for other app stores to become "authorized sources" is valid
Epic Games
...it rings a bell, but I'm too busy worrying about people who aren't corpo shitheads trying to convince the market they can offer something different
Epic are the ones with the resources to sue, but a favorable decision would almost certainly also apply to third party repos such as https://f-droid.org/