Just be careful if the trusted download sources also get blocked.
I know sideloading is a big concern for the folks over at Signal. They’ve been worried about compromised APKs floating around.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Yes, use an Android phone (which you can sideoad apks on), preferably with a custom ROM and Tor, if you have to be in China for whatever reason.
simplejack@lemmy.world 9 months ago
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Yeah, Signal is a funny one. Claim to be aboit privacy and then don’t out their app on F-Droid.
Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
Doesn’t matter where you are. Side loading is a must have for any device, especially phones because a lot of their functions require installing applications. This is like saying privacy is only important if you have something to hide. People are under the assumption that just by enabling side loading they’ll open up their phones to viruses or something. If you don’t need to just stick to your regular app store but having the option is important. If everything you do on your phone is connected to a single company then you aren’t private, it’s only an illusion of privacy.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Oh, certainly I would advocate using Android anywhere, but especially China.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 9 months ago
Unless you plan on installing more than a bit of Chinese apps, in which case the chaotic market of Chinese notification services (made due to the discontinuation of Google's) will consume all your RAM.