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2026-08-29 20:55 UTC

ADB isn't going to be limited. They were vehemedly clear about it. Slapping Shizuku or any other LADB app just works, without interacting with the lockout. I didn't know that, that's a very important point. Source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/ Re: "Installing from unknown sources is, objectively, a power user action." Not so fast... what #Google is doing effectively turns the Play Store into a monopoly; it really is important for normies to be able to install "alternate" app stores. Though the 24-hours thing seems like a neat idea, to be honest. CC: @unfa@mastodon.social #KeepAndroidOpen

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  • @bill88t@c.im 2026-08-29 23:35

    @golemwire @unfa@mastodon.social > it really is important for normies to be able to install "alternate" app stores. Normal users don't do that. They never will, unless someone forces them to. Yes, it'd be nice if everyone didn't get hooked to Google's stuff, but people prefer the easy & familiar way. Yes, Google is tightening the leash, yet in a way that's reasonable and purposeful. Hey, do y'all remember that Samsung now disallows unlocking the bootloader? How you can't flash YOUR phone? Do you remember Motorola requires the phone to be online for 7 days for the option to unlock the bootloader to be clickable? Xiaomi's lobotomized ADB? Vendors locking Wireless ADB? What about carrier locks still blocking bootloader unlocks? What about the Financed devices that can be remotely terminated by a backdoor present on every phone? Don't you also love it when YOUR phone, has to warn you with a scary red sign and delay your bootup by 5 seconds, for you having commited the sin of installing an operating system of YOUR choice? Google is responsible for that too you know? Isn't it nice how AVB signing is broken on everything except Pixels? How nobody can do their own Secure Boot and lock the bootloader with a custom os? There is so much more important sh*t to be pissed off about than a moderately meaningful timeout.

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