Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users

• LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So any APK I download will just expire at some point in time that’s probably really annoying to know, and then I have to dig through the internet again so I can install the app again?

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  • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Another option is to allow otherwise-valid signatures after expiration. It’s generally still possible to check them.

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    • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That completely nullifies the entire point of signature validations.

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      • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How? Expiration doesn’t grant an unauthorized party access to the private key.

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  • pycorax@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If it’s anything like how Windows does it, you would still be able to override it. It just gives you a scary warning and hides the option unless you click “more info” or something.

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