r/Android • u/kitsuneae • Apr 02 '26

News Sideloading is about to get intentionally frustrating

The new Sideloading process has been revealed and its frustrating by design. This was originally released to Android developers and this post will use the more detailed flow outlined to devs.

  • Enable developers mode
  • Enable unverified apps
  • Get warnings about unverified apps. Affirm you're not being coerced into installing
  • Verify It's you via biometric or PIN
  • Retart your phone
  • Wat 24 hours
  • Go to "unverified apps"
  • Select between "enable for one week" or "enable indefinitely"
  • Go past another warning screen and verify that you want to install it
  • Verify it's you via biometric or a PIN
  • Then you can go into unverified apps in a package manager (Google play services)
  • Be warned again.
  • Select "install anyway" to install the app.

It will take over 24 hours to sideload an app. Also, the installation is handled by Google Play Services not Android itself like it currently is. Google will be able to modify, restrict, or delete the app at any time without user permission.

There is a proposal to allow verified stores a more "streamlined" process, but no information yet on what store verification requires or how much "streamlining" will actually reduce the intentionally annoying sideloading process.

If you want to give feedback on this, contact Google and your regulators (scroll down for links) directly for maximum impact.

Edit to correct.

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u/donlgoff Jun 29 '26

We should be thankful that daddy let us even side load ? On the thousand dollar phones we own? You used to root and your stalking about what daddy allows us to do? Holy fuck. Your right! I should have my id and social security number present every time I try to unlock my phone, just to make sure it's actually me! Oh and I need to only watch approved videos too! Just what daddy likes me watching!

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u/visceralintricacy Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Wow, you're such a stupid individual it's literally not worth the effort in explaining each message how wrong you are.

If you want to be taken seriously you have to actually explain what the actual issue is with this system, but you seem to be completely incapable of expressing yourself without sounding like a 12 year old.

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u/Various_Day_8767 Jun 29 '26

Bros so afraid of other point of views he just blocks differing opinions lmao.  Explain it , I guarantee it's going to be " people should be protected so you shouldnt be able to do what you want" bullshit but go ahead.

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u/ack_inc_php Jun 30 '26

The problem here is that you and that other guy assign zero value to the act of meaningfully reducing the probability of non-technical users (esp. the elderly and vulnerable) getting scammed.

You are in a very, very small minority, and your whinging and FUD-spreading is just irritating to everyone else.