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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours ago

Those of you who install non-google-play apps (aka: sideloading), what's your gameplan for the upcoming Google ban on Sideloading?

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Those of you who install non-google-play apps (aka: sideloading), what's your gameplan for the upcoming Google ban on Sideloading?

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours ago

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What are you talking about a ban on sideloading?
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  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/

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