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Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder
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this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2026
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Í get what you are saying, I also have an elderly mother that is bad with technology. But she ask anything that is outside of her usual usage.
If she starts doing some stupid stuff and she isn't aware of her problem then I'm responsible for her actions. Because its not only her problem then but all of ours family. And again usually I'm the one that is stuck with the problem.
Then when dialogue doesn't help I'm locking the device and make sure she doesn't do something stupid like that again.
I need the company to provide the necessary tools to prevent fraund so that I can use it.
Not that the company polices what I can or can't do with my device that I paid