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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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[-] anothermember@feddit.uk 104 points 1 day ago

Which 4 countries?

It's not called "sideloading", by the way, it's called installing software on your own computer.

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 day ago

But sideloading makes it sound so ominous and even dangerous.

If you listen very carefully, you might hear me sighing deeply at the level of stupidity we all have to live in.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 36 points 1 day ago

Indonesia, Brazil, Thailand and Singapore.

[-] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 11 points 1 day ago

I think the problem is that even when people agree with you there is no specific term for installing apps in the way that will be limited other than the term "sideloading"

So its kinda hard to communicate clearly without using it. But the plays into googles dichotomy between installing the way they want and installing the way they don't

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 16 points 20 hours ago

"Google will restrict installing apps from 2027"

Sounds clear and to the point to me.

[-] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago

And is completely correct. They are heavily restricting installation of software to only software they approve of through package managers they approve of.

[-] schubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago

We should start calling installing an App from the PlayStore "Google-Loading" lmao

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Google’s enshittification continues

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