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New Samsung phones block sideloading by default (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 78 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

wasn't it always blocked by default? Google's always given a scare alert on sideloading apps, is this just an additional popup or is it replacing the stock one. Seems rather pointless if a setting and a waste of developer's resources if you ask me.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My phone randomly started quarantining basically every app that wasn't from the play store after my last update, annoying as hell.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

That is super obnoxious, but I don't think it was supposed to do that judging by the article it's supposed to keep your existing settings it wasn't supposed to be forced on