I wouldn't compare sideloading to jailbreaking at all, they have nothing in common besides both allowing you to run apps from 3rd party sources. Sideloading sh

I wouldn't compare sideloading to jailbreaking at all, they have nothing in common besides both allowing you to run apps from 3rd party sources. Sideloading should be an officially supported mechanism and safely allow any app to operate within the confines of the existing sandbox. Jailbreaking is more like taking a sledge hammer to the sandbox and other technological barriers, once you break them down, privacy and security can't be guaranteed anymore. It's why I stopped rooting my personal Android devices.