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Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours) (android-developers.googleblog.com)
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[–] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

In addition to the advanced flow we’re building free, limited distribution accounts for students and hobbyists. This allows you to share apps with a small group (up to 20 devices) without needing to provide a government-issued ID or pay a registration fee.

Fuck you sideways, Google.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

What? ID?

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

They want developers to share their IDs to have their apps on the play store. The limited groups is so hobbyist developers can still share apps without having to jump through those hoops and so the users don't need to go and enable sideloading, with the caveat that there's a call on how many users you can send it to it looks like.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

That's already the case. The new thing is that they want developers to share their ID to have their apps be installable on Android in the first place, even if they don't use the Play Store.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

But the sideloading flow via dev options that they have revealed doesn't require that and it's easy to do...

[–] Arcadeep@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I wonder if this is a direct result of apps like ICE watch or ones that track billionaire planes and stuff