Torsten Grote1d ago

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps:

* enable developer options
* confirm that you are not tricked
* restart phone and re-authenticate
* wait one day
* confirm with biometrics that you know what you are doing
* decide if you only want unrestricted installs for 1 week or forever
* confirm that you accept the risks
* enjoy the few apps that still have developers motivated to develop for a user-base willing to put up with this

https://goo.gle/advance-flow

Show threadTerminal Tilt

@grote

The irony of the biometric requirement.

In many jurisdictions, a PIN is "content of the mind" (legal protection), but your fingerprint is "physical evidence." By forcing biometrics into the sideloading, they are pushing users toward a security method with weaker legal safeguards.

Mar 19 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadGender David Copperfield1d ago

@terminaltilt yeah, i don't like that. i don't even give my phone my fingerprints in the first place.

@grote

Show threadVal Packett 🧉1d ago
@old_angry_queer @terminaltilt @grote the screenshot literally says "or device PIN"
Show threadTerminal Tilt1d ago

@valpackett @old_angry_queer @grote

You're right. I totally missed that.

Show threadbarefootstache1d ago

@terminaltilt @valpackett @old_angry_queer @grote

Am I missing a new Android feature, can one sign into the device with biometrics after rebooting?

Show threadVal Packett 🧉22h ago
@barefootstache @terminaltilt @old_angry_queer @grote no, of course not. they also usually "expire" every once in a while and you have to enter the password if you've only been using biometrics for a couple days
Show threadEllie 🏴🏳️‍⚧️1d ago
@terminaltilt for the average person it's probably much more likely that someone's going to try to look over your shoulder or that one of the infinite surveillance cameras captures you entering your pin than it is that the cops force their finger on the fingerprint scanner. In that way biometrics are more secure and people should use them. Biometrics should just also be very easy to disable in moments where that threat is present
Show threadshivvr1d ago
@31113 @terminaltilt
Cops and goons can take your phone and hold it up to your face very easily. Thankfully it’s pretty easy to disable face for unlock, but continue to use it for everything else.
Show threadEllie 🏴🏳️‍⚧️1d ago
@shivvr but how often does that happen to you vs how often do you unlock your phone in the presence of other people or cameras who could see what you're typing?