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Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app by dpedu on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:02PM (#21161366)
Side-loading is a first-class feature on Android.
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Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app by tomatotomato37 on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:16PM (#21161508)
[Edit: I'm a dumbass regarding APKs, ignore this]
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Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app by bryan_w on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:28PM (#21161607)
You're talking about rooting which is different from sideloading.

On android, you can go to foo.com/someApp.apk and after accepting a bajillion warnings, install the app with no approval from Google needed

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Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app by jeffchien on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:26PM (#21161595)
Isn't this thread talking about sideloading APKs, not installing custom ROMs?

https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-22218...

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Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app by TheRealSteel on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:26PM (#21161591)
You don't need to mess with the bootloader at all to sideload apps on Android. Maybe you're thinking of installing custom ROMs?
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Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app by jimktrains2 on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:26PM (#21161586)
You don't have to only use Verizon branded phoneson Verizon's network. I haven't for years.
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