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- Note that this mechanism IS ALREADY IN android phones, with currently play store services accepting side loading, but once that app upgrades (independent of even android upgrades) and so this is not like "your next phone restricts side loading", side loading will suddenly fail on your current phone.by spwa4
- I am not a fan of Apple or Google, but there is no other option that works with my everyday essential apps (e.g banking)?by throwa356262
- The only reason I chose Android was being able to install my own "native" apps without Google having a say. If that function is gone, I simply have no reason to use Android, I actually like IOS better in terms of UI, so I'll just move to Apple's ecosystem...
While using alternative OS on older Android devices.
- Guess it's a good thing that Android can't install updates via Ethernet, but I only connect my phone via Ethernet. My next phone is going to be a Linux phone, though, I guess.by OroPla
- Why is it called side-loading here? Isn't that just downloading?by garbawarb
- We should stop calling it "side-loading" and start calling it "front-loading." App store primacy in the users' minds is a cancer.by rustcleaner
- It's sad that Tuta has fallen for Big Tech newspeak. Once upon a time, we installed stuff on our devices. Calling it side-something makes it seem frowned upon, which plays right into Google's hand.