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7 days agoTrue. They’re nice in some ways, but not all the ways.
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I once read that uninstalling packages with ADB on Xiaomi phones would make it even more painful to unlock the bootloader. It’s probably just a one off half truth but even that made me be wary of just uninstalling things - but yeah this means whenever someone wants to sideload something on a Samsung they need to follow a tutorial at best, that’s blegh.
As in, no side loading at all on Sammy devices? I find that hard to believe. You mean more restrictions on installing just some but not all APKs, right? That’s still scummy either way if true.
The strings mentioned are worrying. The developer verification requires an internet access - what if there’s no internet or the connection is spotty? Does that mean you can’t install the APK without Uncle Google having the internet first?
Android already scares you away from installing APKs.
A modern Android device does not simply let you install an APK without going through a lotta mental gymnastics. On a Xiaomi device with HyperOS, you have to turn the permission on for it and sit there for ten seconds to read their warnings before you can manually proceed. Each time you install something, there’s a chance Google Play will pop up to tell you the app does not support a modern Android version, and it will require your unlock or fingerprint to even continue. Not to mention some apps literally tell you Google Play is unsure of their security and offers you to send it so what I assume is their automated systems could give the APK file a look.
If all these scare tactics didn’t stop you, there’s nothing more Google or the manufacturers could do without stripping even more of what made Android great in the first place.
11·9 days agoLet’s give her an asshole award.
1·9 days agoWell, that’s absolutely fucked. Almost same level of fucked as you know who being in Home Alone 2. But damn, this is fucked.
…can I have the exact quote? Or a clip of it? This is the kind of thing that needs to be seen to truly sink in.
1·13 days agoShould I switch from Wine Staging to stable?
2·14 days agoI intend to start with the Star Trek series… Someday. I don’t know much about it, but I do have a book or two.
But whatever happens, sail like a pirate!
1·14 days agoHow’d it get enshittified? Last I used it, it was essentially the same ol’ reliable one, but some things randomly break when you switch the launcher on HyperOS.
This reminds me, the Mojo Launcher is available on Google Play. You can download the app for free, create a local account, download whatever version you need, and you’re already in-game.
I only created a local account because I was too lazy to log into my MS account
(can Mojang die for this migration sin?)before I realized I just downloaded Minecraft Java Edition for free with an app from the Play Store.You didn’t hear anything from me.