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Re:Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer m... by llbbdd on Monday October 13, 2025 @12:52PM (#45570579)
Why?
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Re:Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer m... by pooyamo on Monday October 13, 2025 @03:07PM (#45572129)
Can you create and run a service that starts when phone is turned on, with a PWA app? Usecase is a backup daemon.
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Re:Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer m... by claytongulick on Monday October 13, 2025 @04:42PM (#45573137)
Does every app need to do this?

I make lots of "real" healthcare apps that are PWAs.

Much better installation and user experience, no dev cert nonsense, brain dead simple updates, no app store, etc...

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Re:Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer m... by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Monday October 13, 2025 @04:57PM (#45573273)
Backup, file sync, and chat... very common and important use cases. Not everything can start with a user request.
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Re:Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer m... by Rohansi on Monday October 13, 2025 @05:22PM (#45573480)
You shouldn't need a service running all the time for chat. Just use push notifications.
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