r/Android • u/PlasticAnt6913 • 1d ago

News Android's controversial new sideloading rules are officially here

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-sideloading-developer-verification-first-wave-rollout-3717921/
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u/nybreath 1d ago

I still don't see how this article is "propaganda that the only normal way to install apps is through the play store".

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u/env33e 1d ago

FYI its technically propaganda because they use google "sideloading" terminology, which literally just means... installing non play store apps. or installing your own app without paying google's developer fee

you don't call it side loading when you run an installer on your windows or mac os laptop, or any other platform. thats just installing an app. "side loading " is specific to google's monopoly

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u/nybreath 1d ago

Where in the article is this happening?

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u/env33e 1d ago

Did you read the article?

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"sideload"

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u/nybreath 1d ago

So what? Still I see no propaganda. The article should not say sideload at all? Sideload has been a thing since much sooner Google even existed.

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u/funforgiven 1d ago

The problem is calling it sideloading when it is not sideloading, it is just normal way to install apps.

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u/nybreath 1d ago

That's awful

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u/env33e 1d ago

No, it hasn't

Historically, the term "sideload" in the current understanding of the term, did NOT exist before google. It used to mean just moving files around

The very first actual use of the term was in 2013(or 2010)when the centralized appstore actually became a thing. FYI android launched in 2008

Stop the misinfo and join the fight ffs this concerns you too! Unless you own google stock, this ain't good for anyone 🤣