Sahwa@reddthat.com to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 days agoNewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google's sideloading crackdown on Androidwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down11
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-linkNewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google's sideloading crackdown on Androidwww.androidauthority.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squaredisevani@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up131·edit-23 days agoTL;DR Developers of open-source Android apps, including NewPipe, have begun warning users about Google’s upcoming sideloading restrictions. NewPipe’s developers refuse to comply with Google’s proposed verification rules. The app has started to inform users of ways to bypass hurdles, including the proposed 24-hour lockout period before installing “unverified” apps. Also; fuck Google.
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Also; fuck Google.