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This isn't so bad. Unlike other mobile OSes (namely iOS and HarmonyOS), you will still be able to install whatever you like on Android over a USB debugging conn
by runting 1y ago
This isn't so bad. Unlike other mobile OSes (namely iOS and HarmonyOS), you will still be able to install whatever you like on Android over a USB debugging connection (adb) without any developer verification.
It doesn't take much effort to enable Developer Options, plug into a laptop and run "adb install whatever.apk". It's kind of like the floppy disk era again, having to physically insert things into one's computer to install software. Not a big deal.
- po1nter 1y agoTaking away adb install should be the next step. It's a slippery slope
- runting 1y agoIs there any evidence that Google plan to do this?
- gbil 1y agoadb backup is gone
- curiousgal 1y agoWas there ever evidence that they would take away apk installing?
- rcxdude 1y agoThey've made their intentions clear. As soon as third-parties start to use adb for sideloading there's a very good chance they start to lock that down as well.
- notrealyme123 1y agoThe current trajectory provides at least strong evidence. If adb installing is used to circumvent their signing programm, it has to go as well.
- yoavm 1y agoAt least as far as I understand, this would be a huge issue for F-Droid, to the extent that it isn't clear if it can continue at all. Half of my apps come from there, and gets automatically updated. Starting to download APKs manually and install them with ADB isn't impossible, but a huge downside.
- runting 1y agoThis might open up a market opportunity for an "F-Droid box" that one would plug into an Android phone over USB, to install and update F-Droid apps over adb. Or the equivalent software for a laptop.
- maest 1y ago> It doesn't take much effort to enable Developer Options, plug into a laptop and run "adb install whatever.apk" This is clearly a troll, confirmed by the green username.