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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by trinix912 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @05:24AM (#46752700)
> Look at the latest Xiaomi, Oppo and other Chinese manufacturers, Apple would love to have the hardware they are shipping right now.

This is true, but their phones don't ship with Google services out of box (at least the last time I checked). So in reality, "Google's Android" is really mostly Samsungs and Pixels.

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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by socialcommenter on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:29AM (#46753534)
They do when purchased outside China (largely EU, UK, also Singapore and others)
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by trinix912 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:33AM (#46753560)
They don't in the EU. Not in Slovenia, so not the entire EU. I've seen it first hand. It's also not some special law that we'd have invented here so I'm pretty sure there are other EU countries where it's the same.
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by gambiting on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:08PM (#46758260)
>>They don't in the EU. Not in Slovenia, so not the entire EU.

In Poland you can buy Vivo phones with google services out of the box just fine.

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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by gambiting on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:07PM (#46758234)
>>This is true, but their phones don't ship with Google services out of box (at least the last time I checked)

I have an Oppo Find X9, purchased directly from them in the UK, and it came with all google services the same as my previous samsung.

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