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Google Tightens Android Sideloading Rules, Escape Hatch Tested

Original: Google is locking down # Android sideloading, so I tested its escape hatch https://www. makeuseof.com/google-is-lockin g

Google is moving to restrict sideloading of apps on Android, drawing attention to how users will install software outside official channels. A MakeUseOf writer tested the company's remaining workaround for developers to see whether it still allows installing apps from outside the Play Store, amid concerns about user freedom and security trade-offs.

Why now: Android users and developers are reacting to news that Google is restricting app installations outside the Play Store.

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• Google is locking down # Android sideloading, so I tested its escape hatch https://www. makeuseof.com/google-is-lockin g-down-android-sideloading-so-i-tested-its-escape-hatch/ · governa@fosstodon.org · 2

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