• Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps.
  • Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the system may ultimately operate.
  • One variable suggests that users may not be able to sideload even verified apps without an active network connection.
  • Kokesh@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Any way around this? As much as I get that it will protect noobs from installing random stuff from the internet and getting scammed, I think having a setting hidden somewhere deep in settings would help not alienate power users.

    I guess the real reason is reVanced. Hopefully there will be a way to install it somehow. I would even pay for Premium, but the lack of swipe controls would really hurt my watching habits.

    • Kroko@feddit.online
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      5 hours ago

      You can install app from Android Debug Bridge (adb). It will bypass all new restriction.

      • fuzzzerd@programming.dev
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        4 hours ago

        How arduous is that for non developers? Is this something a regular non-technical person can do?

        Glad there is a workaround, I’m mostly curious how likely it is to be used.