Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
Google says it’s no different than checking IDs at the airport.
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If you’re technical enough to sideload Android apps, you’re probably technical enough to install Graphene too.
*if you have a Pixel device (that aren't that great, actually).
If you can't have Graphene or Calyx (once they're back up) there's still /e/OS, they also got a 1-Click Installer for a few devices. As well as a how-to for several hundred. And iodeOS I guess.
...if bootloader unlocking will be allowed...
*if google /OEMs still provide drivers for AOSP (check calyxos blog, google stopped doing it and it is killing custom ROMS)
A pixel phone is something like 9 months of minimum wage in my country.
Pixels are good, what are you talking about?
For the price, hardware-wise are underwhelming (see benchmarks).
I daily drive a Pixel 8 Pro and it's never felt underpowered to me. I have no need or desire to look at benchmarks.
It's a fair point to make to say they're expensive, but that's not really relevant to their actual quality or performance, both of which are fine. And the used market seems pretty good for these things, too.
I have no issue with my older Pixel devices. You're use-case isn't everyone's use-case.
If google is gonna ban sideloading, surely they will lock their bootloaders first.
Leaving in the bootloader unlock gives people who want to retain sideloading a place to retreat to that google still ultimately controls. Which is more appealing to a sociopathic corporation than cutting people off entirely
I see it this way.
Google wants everyone using gapps to be identified but isn't outright saying you can't use Android without certification.
"Google says that only apps with verified identities will be installable on certified Android devices, which is virtually every Android-based device—if it has Google services on it, it's a certified device"
So LOS and Graphene may get off the hook on this and be able to install whatever non-google apps they need. By default, neither have google services.
Sucks for the gapps people, but, I mean. They knew it was coming, right?
But the point is, manufacturers will comply because otherwise their phones won't sell.
Looks to me like they've been complying for 20 years or so. No real change needed on their part.
If you have a compatible phone. As long as the allow those compatible phones to be made.
Sidelading apps on android is never technical anyone could install an apk. It's just the safety that you need to be technical when doing so. Also fuck my phone which doesn't allow unlockibg bootloader
At least on Samsung phones, they used to have you open the Settings (this is enough to deter 50% of non technical users) and look for an allow button which is protected by two fullscreen danger warnings (there goes the other 50%)
Mine is vivo, and there is no known way of safely unlocking bootloader
You're over estimating common users
All my homies know how to install apks. Almost nobody knows to install custom roms, let alone the phone having ability to install so
Even I was able to get GrapheneOS running on my old Pixel >.>
