luciole (he/him)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 4 months agoAndroid: sideloading blocked and open source updates withheld to twice a yearyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkAndroid: sideloading blocked and open source updates withheld to twice a yearyoutu.beluciole (he/him)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 4 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
Google moves to lock down the Android operating system, effectively stealing features away from millions of existing users.
minus-squareranandtoldthat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·4 months agoNot to defend Google, but they have said they will leave a way for people to sideload. Still sucks that they feel justified in making it more annoying https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-17-sideloading-interview-sameer-samat-3647478/
minus-squarefodor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoWell no. They said “technically there might be a way to sideload, but only if you jump through incredible hoops like doing it all by USB on your computer or some ridiculous thing, and you definitely won’t be using F-Droid, hell no you won’t.”
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoFer anyone reading: that is false.
Not to defend Google, but they have said they will leave a way for people to sideload. Still sucks that they feel justified in making it more annoying https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-17-sideloading-interview-sameer-samat-3647478/
Well no. They said “technically there might be a way to sideload, but only if you jump through incredible hoops like doing it all by USB on your computer or some ridiculous thing, and you definitely won’t be using F-Droid, hell no you won’t.”
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Fer anyone reading: that is false.