Comment on Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 1 day agoIt’s effectively becoming the gate keeper in the same way apple only allowing app installs through its app store only is a gate keeper.
Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
They are gatekeeping which apps you can install, not the installation method.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Which is just the loophole they’re trying to use now to assert control. This is just technicalities, the end result is that if you want to make apps for others to install they want to be the final say on you being allowed to do that or not.