How massively complicated are they thinking to make this that people are not “coerced” into installing?
“Please present your ID and wait for a party member to inspect and approve your installation package. Glory to Arstozka!”
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ook@discuss.tchncs.de 4 days ago
Well we are already getting a popup warning when installing apps outside of the play store. You also have to enable the actual source where you the file from/try to install it from for allowing installation of these apps.
How massively complicated are they thinking to make this that people are not “coerced” into installing? Also there is really no need to pressure anyone to download a scammy app. There’s plenty on the play store.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
My bet is that they will just remove the GUI settings for alternative APK installation sources, and require you to explicitly allow them via terminal (
adb shellor similar). This will probably scare 99% of regular users from doing it, while keeping devs relatively happy.SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 days ago
Or enable it via the dev menu, which is normally hidden
balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
That feels too easy, no? It just adds like 12 taps to scammer’s instructions, 10 of which is the taps to show developer menu.