💻 Technology 19h ago · Hadlee Simons

Android’s sideloading experience is getting stricter, but it still can’t do this one basic thing

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Android’s sideloading experience is getting stricter, but it still can’t do this one basic thing
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Google drew the ire of many Android fans when it announced a more restrictive sideloading policy earlier this year. This forces you to restart your phone and wait 24 hours to enable sideloading on your device.
I can somewhat understand the logic, as Google is trying to thwart scammers by introducing just enough friction into the process. However, I wish the company would actually introduce this basic sideloading feature instead of only clamping down.

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