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Warning android sideloading will be restricted in 4 countries by 30/9/2026 then globally by 2027❗️ (piefed.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/70573832

Move to Graphene, Calyx, Sailfish, Lineage, Postmarket OS, Ubuntu Touch before the Google prison door shuts.

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[-] maam@feddit.uk 38 points 1 day ago

People are gonna ignore this, then complain that “no one warned them about this” or “why didn’t you try harder warning us”

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

What percentage of Android users sideload? I would think an enthusiastic minority who are well aware of the deadline.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 13 hours ago

Stop using the term "sideloading", as if it was something bad.

It's just installing apps. Google will restrict installing apps and force users to only install the apps that they want you to install.

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 10 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

That is the same line of argument as "I have nothing to hide, of course you can surveil me 24/7".

You never have, until you have, when things change against your way.

Besides this was the ONLY benefit of going google so far, having "freedom". And now they strip it away, step by step. 10yrs from now it's buying apple or this-other-slightly-cheaper-apple.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

I'm not saying that sideloading isn't important (sent from LineageOS).

I'm just saying that the population of people who currently sideload and don't know about the deadline must be small.

If you're arguing that the population who will want to sideload will grow after the deadline to encompass a large plurality, that's another topic.

The pessimist in me doesn't see it happening given how many kids don't even know what a file browser does.

One can hope though.

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 points 20 hours ago

population of people who currently sideload and don’t know about the deadline must be small

Oh yes totally. Misunderstood you there. This number is probably extremely small indeed.

If you’re arguing that the population who will want to sideload will grow after the deadline to encompass a large plurality

Sadly no. I'm with you there. Won't happen. And I'm also sure, that google's warn-notices will make sure to make it sound horribly bad like "You cannot install this app because it is not secure, the risk to your device is immeasurable, it might even shrink your penis!". Pessimism? Nah, would say realism. That's what always happen. Grab enough people with being open and great and cheap and caring, and when you secured a sizable portion of the market, cut the liberal shit out and control the thing to death. Normal enshittification of everything :-(

Hope yes, that's what rather puts us into the optimism-spectrum...But what do they say? An optimist is just someone who has not enough data :-)

[-] maam@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

an enthusiastic minority who are well aware of the deadline.

That is not accurate at all, not enough people use custom roms.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

minority

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