Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading
Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices in 2026...
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More pwa's please. Why do we need "apps" at all. Laptops function fine without them.
Laptops let you run arbitrary programs. Many people now only have mobile and no PC. I'm not sure if there's already pressure to have PWAs registered with Google, but if they're already doing that with browser extensions and apps, doesn't seem too far fetched they would go there too, even setting aside all the stuff PWAs can't do.
Its essentially a sandboxed webpage, if Google is going to block access to the internet then we got bigger issues...
BTW you can run arbitrary programs on android, eg check termux and all the packages there. That's not sideloading as it's not even an "app". You could run things there and then connect via a browser to local host and port for Ui purposes.
Could you distribute such programs in a way accessible to nontechnical users? I think most people will just nope out the second they're asked to type anything into a terminal. Not to say it's a bad idea, pretty cool concept regardless.
For sure that's true.
I mean not many sideload in general but if the need was there (like its coming) to be able to install what we want. Scripts and tools would improve.
Not sure if possible but a pwa to run pre-packaged install scripts would be pretty cool. Thinks like Tasker can do it already and tmux helpers... But it's not quite click and run yet.
But would imitate a lot how Self-hosting works at home.
VPN apps don't work as a pwa's AFIAK.
Apple doesn't allow VPN apps in mainland China, so iOS users in mainland China cannot bypass the firewall.
Vpn "apps" sell all your browsing data to the highest bidder.
VPN functionality is already present on your phone if you have and Endpoint and connection details
Android does not support things like defence against deep packet analysis, like for example, Mullvad's official app has DAITA (Defence Against AI-Guided Traffic Analysis).
Rethink DNS app also allows you to have multiple wireguard configurstions for different apps (for compartmentalization).
I doubt PWAs can do that (correct me if I'm wrong)
It would depend on what server is running your endpoint to run those scans. Currently you outsource all that to a provider..
I'm talking
Settings → Network & Internet → VPN
