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Re:Is it possible to allow sideloading *and* keep users safe? by gblargg on Sunday August 31, 2025 @03:01AM (#45080995)
Sideloading sounds like sidestepping (synonyms: circumventing, avoiding, evading, bypassing, ignoring, dodging, escaping, skirting). I wonder if the term originated on iOS, where you did have to circumvent things to install programs manually.
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Re:Is it possible to allow sideloading *and* keep users safe? by toast0 on Sunday August 31, 2025 @07:42AM (#45082425)
Probably on the N-Gage, where you did would side-talk and so side-loading was the next thing to do :p

But the terminology did seem to spring up with iOS. It makes sense to call it that there. But on a platform that allows it, it's just installing.

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Re:Is it possible to allow sideloading *and* keep users safe? by extra88 on Sunday August 31, 2025 @10:33AM (#45083434)
I think side-loading is meant to be a third option between downloading and uploading. I think it was installation from a flash drive/card connected to the device.
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