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Android Sideloading: New Rules, Advanced Flow & What Users Need to Know (2026) - World Today Journal (www.world-today-journal.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Itwasntme223@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As announced a couple of weeks ago, power users always have an option to enable sideloading of unregistered APK files through an advanced flow that requires an authentication step to confirm they are taking this step of their own volition and a one-off, 24-hour waiting period to deter scammers.

Sure. That's the reason why they're introducing a 24-hour delay. Not because they want to make it miserable so people stop side loading.

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[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Please do elaborate on this functional difference the play store has and the microsoft version doesn't. I'm a little lost here.

I can use my F-Droid apps just as well as their play store counterparts.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Check out the OP, lots of good info there about the differences.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remain as lost as I was.

The only differences I noticed are the ones google is forcing through with their new "advanced flow", but that does not constitute a "functional difference".

[–] artyom@piefed.social 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

LOL you are grasping at straws so hard and I don't know why. Of course it's functionally different. I don't know how you could possibly assemble an argument otherwise.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For something so apparently obvious you sure seem reluctant to put it to text.

Thus far I have given you the benefit of doubt, but you have yet to come with a real argument.

Either say what you mean or say nothing at all.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's already in the text in the OP. If you can't read it or refuse to acknowledge it, me rewriting it is not going to help you.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Clearly we are reading different articles in that case, or I must've really missed the bit you're so staunchly referring to.
Or maybe you can, I dunno, quote whatever bit of text you're so staunchly referring to?

[–] Senal@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

citation?

A single example is fine, i can't find any, but perhaps i'm missing something important.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

The citation is in the OP and also the comment you just replied to. Literally the entire OP article is about the differences. You can't possibly read it and not see them.