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
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.
@terminaltilt yeah, i don't like that. i don't even give my phone my fingerprints in the first place.
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You're right. I totally missed that.
@terminaltilt @valpackett @old_angry_queer @grote
Am I missing a new Android feature, can one sign into the device with biometrics after rebooting?
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