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The fact that installing an app can give people arbitrary access to your phone without understanding WHAT you installed definitely implies Android app installat
by duaneb 10y ago
The fact that installing an app can give people arbitrary access to your phone without understanding WHAT you installed definitely implies Android app installation is broken in some way.
- tdkl 10y agoWell, it's exactly what the warning popup when enabling side-loading states ;] But it's still possible, so that's pretty fine in my book compared to the fruit company.
- duaneb 10y agoIt's a little too easy for non-technical users to accidentally enable it. The moms & pops of the world would probably never need to side-load.
- Nullabillity 10y agoWho is the right person to decide who "needs" to side-load? Besides, there are loads of legitimate reasons to, there's a reason Humble Bundles aren't a thing on iOS.
- duaneb 10y ago> Who is the right person to decide who "needs" to side-load? The person who decides to explicitly opt in to allowing side-loading. Just don't allow apps, web pages, etc etc to opt-in for you to ensure the technically non-adept have a difficult time getting themselves into trouble.
- Nullabillity 10y agoWhich is already the case...?