Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)

https://lemmus.org/post/20964391

And again, confirming that my current phone will be the last android device I own.
What will you use instead though?
Fairphone with /e/os or Jolla phone with sailfishos (waiting for the reviews of their new preordered flagship phone coming out this fall.)

Well, that runs into a different problem with the same results.

Sure, GOOGLE can’t hinder you from installing apps, but the fact that nobody has heard of these OS’s before means your selection of available apps is what hinders your ability to install apps.

You != Everybody.

That exact issue killed Blackberry, the largest smartphone maker at the time. Even after they built a compatibility layer to run Android apps.

You think anywhere near enough people are going to go out of their way to try something that doesn’t have marketshare already to maintain an entire alternative hardware and software ecosystem? Where can I get wherever awesome shit you’re smoking?

When i was a kid, blackberries were more common than android. At least in my area it was the “in” thing to be on BBM