That is their intent, yes. arstechnica.com/…/google-will-block-sideloading-o…
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AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
How does google plan to enforce this? Will they disable side-loading for any app that isn’t registered with google?
Maven@lemmy.sdf.org 14 hours ago
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 14 hours ago
that’s exactly what they are going to do. on every device released by certified partners.
https://www.android.com/certified/partners/
unless they change their mind on this, android will soon be a walled garden like the iphone is.