At least with something like shizuku one can effectively adb to your own phone, so even if adb became required to install non-google-approved apps on one’s own phone… It will not block FOSS for long.
Comment on Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder
adavis@lemmy.world 15 hours agoNah screw needing adb, that absolutely kills free and open source software stores like fdroid, and fdroid have said as much that Google’s then planned signing requirements would lead fdroid to stop.
The only way I’d even be remotely OK with another adb requirement is if
- it’s a requirement to unlock the ability to install unsigned apps, ie it’s not to an install an app but set a flag
- #1 becomes a requirement for Google certification so all manufacturers have to allow it
- It doesn’t cause other types of attestation to fail that we see with unlocked, rooted and third party roms failing certain checks preventing some apps, most commonly banking ones from working
Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 50 minutes ago
and how do you enable shizuku? you need a PC for that too
UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I think whatever is required for third party app stores should also be required for play store. No special treatment for their own files.
Eg: “Warning: Are you sure you trust [ GooglePlayStore.apk? This software might be harmful etc”
I reckon that Google would magically get the messaging exactly right with that requirement.