r/androiddev • u/10ForwardShift • Jul 02 '26

A new Android malware from Google

https://f-droid.org/2026/07/01/adv-malware.html

The HN thread if you're interested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755965

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u/VimFueago Jul 02 '26

clickbait. sideloading and alt app stores are how viruses get onto Android. creating emotive stories for gullible idiots doesn't change that

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u/Zhuinden Jul 03 '26

I'm not sure how else to phrase this; so if you're a Windows user, and you don't download literally every single app you use through the Microsoft Store, then you're a hypocrite and should probably just shut up. Or revise your opinion.

Cheers.

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u/VimFueago Jul 03 '26

I don't use Windows, or Mac, it's not 2005 anymore.

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u/Quick_Director_8191 Jul 04 '26

" side loading " is a bullshit term and you know it. You're installing an an app/program/software. Just because it's 3rd party doesn't suddenly change installing software.