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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by goku12 on Monday August 25, 2025 @10:01PM (#45021439)
Did she ever get anything side loaded like that? I have downloaded malware by mistake before. Not once were they allowed to proceed with installation. The only way I got anything side loaded was if I installed the first one (which is always Fdroid) deliberately via ADB after I enabled the developer mode.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by imhoguy on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:49AM (#45065634)
No, her phone is clean. The point is GAds quite often are of questionable quality with bullshit scaring unaware people. But then as a solution G worry of grannies being tricked into installing APKs so they turn into gatekeepers of side loading completely for everyone - absurd.
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