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• whimsicalism 3y ago
  android can sideload
• batrat 3y ago
  You can install any store (ex: fdroid, aurora, etc) on Android already.
  • pelorat 3y ago
    Yes, but no-one does. Those stores only make sense if you have installed a de-googled AOSP, and their offering is maybe half a percent of what's on Google Play. It's an option for hackers, tinkerer and developers. I guess it's nice the option exist, but in practice it make no difference. Most consumers are not even aware that you can sideload apps or that there's alternative app stores.
    • PreachSoup 3y ago
      But the point is always about the capability. I am using Android because ios is lacking the things I want. For example, granular volume control ( even the lowest volume on iphone is still too high for me sometimes), firefox
• PreachSoup 3y ago
  Android's store management is not different from windows. You can completely ignore it/install your own store/install your own apk. Not sure why people keep bring it up in Apple's case. I am still waiting for Apple to let me install the real Firefox