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But I thought sideloading wasn't a real problem and Google is just locking it down because they're evil :-)
by skybrian 8mo ago
But I thought sideloading wasn't a real problem and Google is just locking it down because they're evil :-)
- xigoi 8mo ago“Sideloading” does not play a role in this. All of the crapware is on Google Play.
- GuestFAUniverse 8mo agoGalaxy Store is the clown car version of Google Play-- luckily mostly unnecessary.
- celsoazevedo 8mo agoFunny, as someone that uses Android, sideloads apps, and is the "tech guy" for some older people, I went "yep, Google's own Play Store is full of shitty apps". I recommend getting an Android phone (there are cheap Google Pixels out there) and try to sideload an app. Also browse the web a bit without an adblocker. I'd be surprised if by the end of the experiment you thought that sideloading is the reason their grandma's phone is full of crap.
- 71bw 8mo agoOff-topic, but thanks for hosting all the gcam ports for all these years.
- celsoazevedo 8mo agoYou're welcome! :D
- Paria_Stark 8mo agoIt's always crazy to me to see this kind of smug takes defending huge corporations as if they're your friends. It's not all good or bad, there's a security issue with side loading, as well as shovelware on the play store. However, there is no world where I would argue that these justify limiting consumer grade hardware to walled gardens.