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> While Google Play might be seen as the only way, there is nothing to stop you from going to some other store (F-Droid e.g). Over upcoming releases of AOSP, G

> While Google Play might be seen as the only way, there is nothing to stop you from going to some other store (F-Droid e.g). Over upcoming releases of AOSP, Google intends to disable sideloading in Android, except for that tiny tech audience who knows how to enable developer mode and install over the command line. So, both direct APK downloads and F-Droid will be accessible to fewer ordinary Android users than is already the case. Definitely not enough people to build an app business on.

heavyset_go 6y ago
> Over upcoming releases of AOSP, Google intends to disable sideloading in Android, except for that tiny tech audience who knows how to enable developer mode and install over the command line. This is a gross and anti-competitive overstep.
noisem4ker 6y ago
Have you got any source for this claim?
fomine3 6y ago
It still allows sideload without developer mode, unlike iOS. https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/24/android-11-install-unknown-apps-more-cumbersome/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/24/android-11-install-...