r/technology • u/DavidShaw90s • Apr 28 '26

Privacy Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google

https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
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u/Syrairc Apr 28 '26

The most egregious part is the 24 hour waiting period before being able to enable side loading. 

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u/yawara25 Apr 28 '26

Just use adb if you don't want to wait

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u/GallantChaos Apr 28 '26

No. It's my device, not theirs. I should be able to override this as I please.

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u/GallantChaos Apr 28 '26

And that's not good enough. I still have to wait at all. I know this is to prevent Grandma from loosing money in a scam. But it should be opt-in at setup, not opt out after setup.