Comment on Let Google know what you think about their proposed restrictions on sideloading Android apps. - Android developer verification requirements [Feedback Form]

SulaymanF@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  People use Android to note have such restrictions.

  Something like F-Droid (which published its own builds from source) would likely not be possible with such a model.

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s certainly one of the main reasons I moved.

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• trolololol@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  First, we don’t have this in Android and we’re better off.

  It’s another flavour of gatekeeping.

  Second, why do we want to copy apple?

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• Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Apple method is terrible too and had to be forced by the EU to allow sideloading so tried to make it as restrictive as possible within the rules. And they didn’t bother to support. It outside the EU. So Apple is not the one to use as a defense of restrictions to installation of software om Android.

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  • Cabslock@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Another honest question:

    Why wouldn’t the EU force Android to allow sideloading apps just as they’ve done with apple?

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    • Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Issue is that I believe even in the EU Apple is in a position where devs have to be verified by them to be allowed to sideload.

      So it’s not a problem of if sideloading is possible, but that devs need to hand over sensitive personal information to Google to be verified to be able to offer side-loaded apps on Android. So Google is positioning themselves to fully control app installs even for non Google play apps by holding the ability to deny.

      So Google is now looking to emulate the terrible sideloading state of Apple by regressing to more control by them.

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    • jim3692@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We just hope they do force Android to allow sideloading. However, I wouldn’t expect them to do so, given their latest decisions…

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• LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  to prevent known malware

  Nope

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• Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Do you think Google won’t revoke the signature for apps like revanced or newpipe or send a c&d to the now doxxed devs?

  Main reason apple did that is to limit piracy, nsfw apps and track how many installs so they can still bill the developer for that

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• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “North Korea does [X], what’s the problem with [USA/UK/EU] doing [X]?”

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