This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period

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This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period - Lemmy

Lemmy

A one day wait period to install an app on your mobile pocket computer. Fucken bullshit.

It appears that the “security wait” will be a one time thing when you first allow installing from unverified sources. After enabling it it will remain on indefiniately.

Not quite as bad as I was fearing, but will kinda annoying.

“Not quire as bad”? My dude, you have to ask for permission from a corporation to installa an app on your phone that you supposedly own and paid for. On what planet is this not awful?

It looks like a glorified ‘developer mode’ switch that has the 1 day wait to prevent someone from grabbing your phone, turning on sideloading, installing some hazardous app, and then having their way with your info. This appears to be the best of both worlds.

Like when unlocking your bootloader wiped your info. Just do it first. not a year in to using your device, if thats your plan.

If they’re already into your phone there’s so many legitimate ways to extract your data. The ability to sideload an app won’t impact that.
Technically installing an app allows continuous spying instead of one-time offloading. It’s an actual consideration with spyware like Pegasus: it might’ve been used as a bug to listen to offline conversations.
The OS is the spyware, they’re ensuring you cannot remove it.
10 years ago I would have called that a stretch. After Windows 11, there is no doubt that Windows is spyware.