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danielfgom ,
@danielfgom@lemmy.world avatar

Clearly this is BS. Sideloading is perfectly safe if you just reputable resources.

What he’s really saying if that the average user is too dumb and will install any rubbish from anywhere. He’s not wrong but that shouldn’t prevent competent users from sideloading.

At least they’ve made the process scary enough that the average user don’t even bother to do it

It’s a non issue that shouldn’t be given any time.

I’ve sideloaded for years and never had any malware.

rob299 , (edited )

He doesnt want to name specific types of people or it might make it seem like google attacking specific people. So instead all users get bundled in this. They will use the most careless users as a reason to take it away from all users. It benefits them.

I think that Google really just wants to get less and less people to sideload and then shame others that do through public shaming. ‘oh that’s dangersous son; you shouldn’t be sideloading that Fdroid app! Google said so.’ That’s why they brought it up to begin with, this is as google goes over court with epic games over the app store fee.

DeltaTangoLima ,
@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com avatar

Pichai advises Android users not to sideload apps for security reasons

s/security/financial

LinuxSBC ,

/g

rar ,

If we’re not careful there will be a new generation of users who have no concept of “apps” at all, and will conflate sideloading (or anything ‘not authorized’) with an illegal process.

rob299 , (edited )

Want to know why they might really be saying to not sideload apps, because they are saying without saying it “screw you epic games, screw you 3rd party YouTube clients that get rid of our ads and screw you f-droid for offering something to people for free that isn’t piracy, now we have to compete with that and make good products, or do we mwahaha.”

jlow ,

Yeah and it feels like there’s a “study” coming out every other month how many hundreds or thousands of apps on the playstore are filled with spy- and malware, I’d think that can also “really compromise your safety, very significantly.” So 🤷‍♀️

archchan ,

Ok asshole I won’t sideload apps from the Play Store anymore.

AnarchoCummunist ,

Sorry, not sorry, not giving up on New Pipe. Best ad-free YouTube experience, period.

rob299 ,

That’s ultamately what they want you to do. to give up on f-droid, and alternative app clients, and alternative free apps in general.

netchami ,

They want you to give up your freedom

rem26_art ,
@rem26_art@kbin.social avatar

naa i'll keep doing what I'm doing

netchami ,

That’s the only right option

people_are_cute ,
@people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I advise Pichai to suck my dick

rob299 , (edited )

oh oh. a new tech war is coming for independant app developers.

I hope this doesn’t lead to Google to keep saying this repeativly for awhile and eventually removing the feature to side loading apps in the feature, them saying saying something like ‘sideloading an old outdated way we use to use the internet and it has security flaws’

They really just want to kill f-droid. Once they do that, it gets harder to block Youtube ads after all. Apps like new pipe would have to find a new home.

Are devs people going to wake up and make a new commercial os that will actual compete with android and iOS? no a new Linux distro is not going to come anywhere close to even, Macos marketshare. It needs to be new, and needs to be preloaded on computers and sell in stores. It needs to be simple.

MigratingtoLemmy ,

I really hope linux phones take off by then at which point I’ll switch for certain

rob299 ,

I meant as a user, go ahead and switch to it. But to rid of the monopoly, they nee competition. No one is creating that for normies who don’t know how to Linux. If Linux phones make their way into walmarts and targets, then maybeee. It has to be as simple as buy it, and use it. like how you buy a Nintendo switch and it just works.

MigratingtoLemmy ,

If only there was a working compatibility layer from Linux to plain Android.

netchami ,

Use GrapheneOS, it’s a completely independent non-profit mobile security research project that has probably created the most secure mobile operating system out there. GrapheneOS doesn’t use any Google services by default, and it makes fundamental security improvements to the entire Android operating system stack. It also doesn’t have an official app store that comes with system privileges, so technically every app installation on GrapheneOS is ‘sideloading’. In my opinion, it’s by far the best option for a mobile OS.

skozzii ,

Id rather become a hermit than pay for and give up all my privacy like these assholes want. Boycott everything, enough is enough. Even grocery companies are gouging us with record profits.

Stop spending $$.

rob299 , (edited )

Just one question,are you certian all of them are seeing record profits, sure the big names like kroger might be but what about the smaller ones.

Kuori ,
@Kuori@hexbear.net avatar

“CEO says” annnnd ignored. next time get someone with a soul to say whatever it is.

Mr_nutter_butter ,
@Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world avatar

If playstore wasn’t utter shite maybe I wouldn’t sideload apps

netchami ,

As long as an advertising company that spies on everyone owns and controls the Play Store, it will always be a complete and utter piece of garbage

Auli ,

What’s Apples excuse? Their store seems worse then Googles.

netchami ,

Don’t even get me started on the flaws with Apple, their walled garden and the App Store

It’s the reason I left the Apple ecosystem and switched to a far superior operating system that actually respects the user and gives them freedom over their devices. GrapheneOS is awesome!

jcarax ,

Oh well, I guess I’ll return the Pixel 8 I just ordered.

Nah, I’ll just install Calyx, and invite Sundar to suck my dick.

sadreality ,

Proper attitude! Getting tiring of these tech daddies trying to dictate what I will do my devices.

These creeps really think they own the devices but I guess why wouldn't they when normies take it and even say thank you.

disconnectikacio ,

Of course i do, and install more and more sideload apps. Newpipe is good, smarttube is great, youtube premium is lame ;)

netchami ,

Also check out LibreTube

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