there is already a dev option that users need to enable to use fdroid and such, and google wants to change that now. I doubt that they will just add a 2nd dev option, because that wouldn’t change anything.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
OK, this sounds problematic. I don’t see any obvious language for opting out and it doesn’t seem there’s intent to opt out. There’s probably going to be a dev option to allow it but that would probably still make installing from sources like F-Droid impractical.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
It’s not a dev option at the moment. It’s a permission setting and it doesn’t require enabling developer options.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
oh, right, my bad. I so rarely go to that menu that I forgot it.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
Yup, makes sense. You do it in the beginning and then you forget about it. Until you change a phone. 😊
eleitl@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
If you want to opt out, use alternative ROMs.