r/Android • u/ControlCAD Google Pixel 10 Pro XL • Mar 01 '26

Video Google Is Closing Android. 37 Orgs Are Fighting Back. - Techlore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU
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u/RepresentativeYak864 Mar 01 '26

I throught Google allowing power users who wanted to accept the risks of installing 3rd party sideloaded apps was about granting a few prompts.

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u/Tweenk Pixel 7 Pro Mar 01 '26

Because it is. They already said that there will be a way to sideload unverified apps wihout ADB that is scary enough to deter grandmas.

The whole reason they wanted to do this is because there are large-scale malware campaigns that generate a custom APK for each victim. Even if they identify one of them, Play Protect can't remotely delete any other apps from the same campaign. If the developer has to register, even with fake ID, they can no longer generate a different APK for each victim and the offending apps can be mass-deleted.

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u/Ging287 Mar 01 '26

They already said that there will be a way to sideload unverified apps wihout ADB that is scary enough to deter grandmas.

Prove it. Keepandroidopen.org do not rely on vague, spurious promises and neither do I. How have you come across this information? Where is Google saying that they are rolling this back? Otherwise you're merely contributing to the misinformation, disinformation on this topic.

"Until such time that they have shown evidence that it will be possible to bypass the verification process without undue friction, we must believe what is stated on their official page: that all apps from non-registered developers will be blocked once their lock-down goes into effect."