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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)
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2026
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Found the Google employee.
Bro did you want them to ban it? A one-time 24 hour wait is literally nothing compared to having 0 viable phones on the market where you can sideload.
Am I tripping? How is this not good news?
You purchased something. Then the company you purchased from announces they're taking away features from you after the fact. Then they announce that they'll give it back partially if you waste your time and do all sorts of steps.
You see this as a win? With attitudes like this, no wonder companies feel they can get away with anything.
I don't give a shit about steps, I can follow steps. Nor do I give a shit about 24 hour cooldown when the flipside is having the phone completely neutered.
And don't get me wrong, I'm infuriated that they even considered it. In my opinion side loading is a basic phone feature and not having it is disabling.
But... they're not removing it, and they sure as fuck didn't get away with it. They got immense backlash and now they're listening to the community, as they should.
This is an enormous win for the future of sideloading (which, let me remind you, almost just got killed on every Android phone) and I'm happy it's living to see another day.