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Google Restricts Android Sideloading—What It Means for User Autonomy and the Future of Mobile Freedom – Purism (puri.sm)
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[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

From the article it sounds like the limitations come for some app types downloaded directly from a browser. I think this doesn't affect alternate app stores like f-droid where you are effectively delegating approval to their process.

I have come across the other limitations mentioned with the Home Assistant companion app which I could only get matter registration to work with the version downloaded from the Play store.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Well, but where do you get F-Droid? Or stuff like ReVanced Manager.

Or Epic's stuff. Wasn't Google just now sued for this shit and nobody understood why Google lost and Apple didn't because you can easily sideload on Android.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The article says it only applied to apps requesting certain permissions. I agree I'm an ideal world it would be nice to get f-droid directly from the Play store but at least according to the article the ability to install it isn't being blocked here.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Allowing fdroid from to come from the play store is NOT a solution by any means. Users should have the right to never touch the play store or agree to googles TOS.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

one could argue that installing packages is a dangerous permission

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