The only hoop is one setting to enable third party app installs afaik, possibly also turning off play protect.

Idk at this point it’s like saying that changing the TV channel is a “hoop” because it requires a button press.

Not defending Google either, every time I install an app from F-Droid it prompts me to “Turn on Play Protect” to “improve security” with an obligatory dark pattern to boot but honestly if someone can’t navigate a simple dark pattern idk how they get dressed in the morning or know truth from fiction.