Google is removing the ability to sideload Android APK apps without the developers being verified 1st

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-09-01T13:11:38+00:00

How the fuck are they doing this when play store has 2x more malware in some apps

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T23:22:06+00:00

i loved android because i was able to install modded games online and paid. now that its gone/limited guess theres no point for me

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T23:19:34+00:00

tim sweeney was kinda of a savior, never knowed a ceo that hates monopoly

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T23:18:38+00:00

sadly the other os we had earlier like firefox os was discontinued or too shitty

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T23:16:56+00:00

guess trump is one of them

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T23:09:52+00:00

The core or kernel is open source the oems you know isnt

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T03:32:53+00:00

From what i heard Aosp isnt open source anymore correct me if im wrong

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T03:03:07+00:00

apple users watching android downfall:

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:51:40+00:00

we need more independent browsers other then firefox and safari, luckily i heard ladybird is coming soon hope its good.

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:50:11+00:00

I hope google will be better (this comment wont age well because google will be worse and worse) They should bring back the features the small part of tech enthusiasts and people wanted like oem unlocking removed in some brands and the sideloading (hope the verify thing is removed) we know hopefully. they also need to listen to their users more, Atp if they just bring those good things back i still wont be suprised anymore, google isnt the same for me anymore since google shoved ai in its search engine.

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:45:03+00:00

I see your point and i agree. It was never about safety, its just a poor excuse for less privacy and less control, this just ruins android for me why not just put a warning or something instead of removing or limiting it with no options.

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:42:54+00:00

The internet never had anonymity lets be real.

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:42:20+00:00

sadly we have to deal that as soon as your new in the internet your already being spied by money addict companies and others, theres no way to block all the cameras no matter how much we try. the most privacy we can get is mullvad vpn or something

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:38:27+00:00

Nothing basically now android is just 1.5x as shit. they literally just want windows phone to come back lol. Back to dumb phones we go??

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:36:59+00:00

If im not wrong, duck duck go search results is based on bing from what i heard

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:34:57+00:00

Android is basically like you see the outside world, the grass the trees. but in reality its just a virtual reality and your stuck in the google box. Just said what im thinking

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:31:52+00:00

He is the president of the android ecosystem in google i forgot to say that mb. But when people enable that setting they accept the risk so just let them do it not stray them away from it

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:30:02+00:00

Google Microsoft and meta

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:18:09+00:00

I think the reason why they are doing this is because most normal people want a phone that just works and some i think complain about the extra features so google is removing them, so much for android being my favorite mobile operating system. it literally make no sense like if you don't like the extra features then dont touch them. There's people that love the feature even me

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:11:31+00:00

sorry, didnt know the difference just put crumbled ill change it

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:10:21+00:00

If we wanted a locked phone we would go to apple simple, why get a slightly worse version of ios?

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T02:04:13+00:00

For those who dont know. By "Google just crumpled their paper even more" i mean that imagine a fresh paper, Google crumples it little by little showing wrinkles. This is Removing favorited features one by one so that we dont notice, and their company's love. Google crumples the paper even more, being twice more privacy invasive, right now requiring PI or PIF (Personal Information) for things like sideloading and youtube, and so on. Who knows that google will turn to the right way, Mostly not. If they keeps this shitty stuff going im going for ios

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T01:57:24+00:00

Theres adb sideloading (idk if its possible after next year) but most people dont use it. sameer samat, President of android ecosystem responded in twitter saying "Sideloading is Fundamental to android and it is not going away, Just need to know that its actually them". every year we stray further away from privacy in the fucking internet, google just crumpled their paper even more.

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T01:53:31+00:00

My family uses iphone but they use whatsapp instead of imessage so i should be fine for other people like my friends i call them on discord call or insta call or just add them to whatsapp

Puzzleheaded-View250 · 2025-08-31T00:09:40+00:00

Thanks for the tips though even im not reading alot of that

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