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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by sirius87 on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:32PM (#25694745)
And if installation of apks from unknown sources goes away because some nasty malware exploits it or other security excuse becomes available?

Hard not to be alarmed by the pattern here.

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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by Izkata on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:44PM (#25694948)
Samsung does (or at least did) lock down their Android phones like that. They had to be rooted to get third-party APKs installed.
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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by d3nj4l on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:49PM (#25695050)
Do you have a source? I can’t find any myself. I (and others in my family) have owned several Samsung phones and have always been able to install APKs, so this would be news to me.
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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by Izkata on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:59PM (#25695216)
Did, then. My first smartphone was a Galaxy S in 2010, which was locked down like that.

Edit: Maybe it was AT&T, not Samsung, but if so that's a broader scope anyway - and my current AT&T Android phone isn't locked down.

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