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Installing apps from other stores on Android is literally a checkbox away - but installing new root certs on computers is considerably harder, or impossible if

Installing apps from other stores on Android is literally a checkbox away - but installing new root certs on computers is considerably harder, or impossible if your computer is locked-down (group policy, etc).

wiml 10y ago
Installing new roots on Macs, iOS, and Android devices is really easy. It's mildly inconvenient on Linux desktops.
- victorhooi 10y ago
  It's actually no longer possible on Android, without jumping through significant hoops: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2016/07/changes-to-trusted-certificate.html https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2016/07/changes-to... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12061320 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12061320 https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/issues/2054 https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/issues/2054 And it's really not the sort of thing your average non-technical user is likely to do - and trust me, having supported these users before, it's likely to go horribly wrong if you try providing steps for them.