• hdsrob@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    The Google page I read was the opposite of that. The first time you unlock sideloading, they’ll warn you and make you wait for a day. From then on it’s unlocked.

    While I hate Google with a passion, and don’t trust them at all, this seems like a reasonable way to handle the issue of non tech people being coerced into sideloading unsavory apps by scammers.

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      5 hours ago

      It just sounds like they came up with an excuse to try and be non-compliant with the European Union’s ruling that they’re an illegal Monopoly

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      7 hours ago

      Okay, if that’s indeed the case, it’s at best worst patronising, yes.

      (This leaves of course the other, bigger issues of added hurdles to developers)

      Edit: Worst is the word.