ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGoogle's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for userswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square259fedilinkarrow-up1522arrow-down112
arrow-up1510arrow-down1external-linkGoogle's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for userswww.androidauthority.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square259fedilink
minus-squareyardratianSoma@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoeven within android, if you attempt to install an apk directly, it doesn’t say “would you like to sideload this application?”, but instead says, “Do you want to install this app?”. Even Google’s own OS doesn’t use made up language.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·1 day agoI don’t know what that’s supposed to prove. Use of the word is not mandatory.
even within android, if you attempt to install an apk directly, it doesn’t say “would you like to sideload this application?”, but instead says, “Do you want to install this app?”.
Even Google’s own OS doesn’t use made up language.
I don’t know what that’s supposed to prove. Use of the word is not mandatory.