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How can it get any easier than checking "Unknown Sources" in the security setting on Android?

• Spivak 9y ago
  Easy for people in this forum. Not easy for the general population. Also it's terribly insecure. It would be much easier to be say 'I trust App Store' and add it to the known sources and be able to keep unknown sources blocked.
  • AstralStorm 9y ago
    New versions of Android can set that for a single install. Pretty ok and you have to click through an extra security dialog. It is trivial to toggle and just hidden from users who have no idea. The main issue is not security, but trust - whether you trust the developer and source of the app. Security (via public key crypto) is still enforced. The real security issue there is lack of automatic updates.
  • Grazester 9y ago
    If you're not savvy enough a person to do this then you have no business messing with this. If you can't easily toggle this then how could I trust you were even competent enough to get that app from a source that has not maliciously tampered the app you are installing?
    • Spivak 9y ago
      Fine, but if that's the case it certainly ruins the argument that there's an alternative to Google Play for everyday users.