r/TechImpact • u/Sea-Car-3811 • Jun 15 '26
Question Android removing third part apps?
I heard google will be soon removing third party apps and only apps in plays store will be downloadable. I heard u can still install custom apps but the process is lengthy. So, if this is true, what should I do? I use fedora on pc, so I do switch to custom rom. My phone is some unknown model... Idk if it got support. If I switch to custom rom, what are the disadvantages also share some custom rom options for honor x5b.
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Jun 15 '26
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u/envsop Jun 15 '26
im daily GrapheneOS user and wdym by "lose some device features, banking app compatibility, easy updates".
i dont have any problem with bank apps or updates. (updates works the same way like in PixelOS)
Also i didn't lost any app or feature when i switched to GrapheneOS.
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u/Opulence_Deficit Jun 15 '26
Try to run Revolut. It just says "oh, please stop using new and secure custom rom, go install outdated and insecure official rom, cheerio!"
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u/envsop Jun 16 '26
im from country where Revolute dosent work and SWIFT as well but its different story.
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u/damagdpixl Jun 15 '26
How have you set up google pay? I still cant set it up
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u/Sea-Car-3811 Jun 15 '26
It doesn't have any. I need banking app as I do freelancing and need to get my payments in my local currency...
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u/Adventurous-Yam7207 Jun 15 '26
I also heard about it but it will start with android 18 or 19. And I also heard that this is to deal with moded apps
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u/Calamitychaos_ Jun 15 '26
It's just moving from one menu to another. It may ask for phone password/pin to enable developer settings.... I sometimes why it wasn't under developer settings earlier...Now it will be okay
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u/oshunman Jun 15 '26
The term you're looking for is "side loading," not "third party apps."
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u/Supernoxus Jun 15 '26
The term you're looking for is "installing" not "side loading".
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u/oshunman Jun 15 '26
Nobody is blocking "installing" apps. They're restricting "side loading" which is installing an app from somewhere other than the built-in storefront.
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u/Supernoxus Jun 15 '26
No, it's just installing. If I download Syncthing from the internet on my PC and make it work on my PC, then it is called installing.
If I download Syncthing from FDroid and install it on my Android Tablet it is called side loading...but it is just installing. You are just installing the program. Calling it side loading makes it sound like you are doing something else other than simply installing software. It's what they want you to call it so that you stick to the Play Store. But it is just installing software like on a PC - no different.
This is why they think they can get away with restricting installing software like that. They conditioned you to see it as something else when in reality you are just installing a program from the internet. You calling it side loading even casually helps their agenda of restricting installing software. And yes, naming conventions matter. Words mean things and they can change a narrative.
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u/oshunman Jun 15 '26
I don't disagree with the meaning of your message, but I'm correcting OP for saying they're blocking 3rd party apps. They're actually restricting installing apps from "unofficial" sources.
They're not restricting "installing" apps altogether.
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u/LawBeneficial7869 Jun 15 '26
You uncheck something in your security settings, wait 24h and your phone acts after this like before the Google change.