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> “For a lot of people in the world, their phone is their only computer, and it stores some of their most private information,” Samat said. Not applying the po
by tbodt 7mo ago
> “For a lot of people in the world, their phone is their only computer, and it stores some of their most private information,” Samat said.
Not applying the policy to adb installs makes a lot more sense if the people this is trying to protect don't have a computer
- eclipxe 7mo agoYou can run adb install locally without a computer
- grishka 7mo agoIf you mean things like Shizuku or local adb connection through Termux, it's quite an awkward process to set up even for someone like me who's been building Android apps since 2011. Like, you can do if you really really need it, but most people won't bother. You have to do it again after every reboot, too.
- g947o 7mo agoScammers will figure something out to help that workflow smoother, you can count on that.
- orthoxerox 7mo agoPeople who want your money always want to have really great UX. I remember how painless buying lottery tickets online was, it was the smoothest checkout experience in all of online shopping I have ever done.
- RulerOf 7mo agoI've seen a few apps that run locally on Android and hook into the ADB connection over loopback networking to do certain things. This just adds the step of "download Cool ABD Installer from the play store" to the set of directions I would think.
- NotPractical 7mo agoGoogle could easily put an end to that if they wanted. Just block adb access from the loopback address and VPN. I'm surprised this isn't already in place. The setup flow for those apps you're referring to is awkward enough that it's clear it was never intentional to be able to access adb on-device.