Sylvia5d ago

RE: https://chaos.social/@grote/116257002625921666

I quote boosted this before focusing on the 24h delay, but the worst part is having to enable developer options.

Fairphone: Settings -> About phone -> Build number (7 taps)
Samsung: Settings -> About phone -> Software information -> Build number (7 taps)

Given the steps differ per device it is impossible for any third party app store to give clear instructions. To top it off, the first 3 taps give *no feedback* at all.

Even worse, some apps refuse to run on devices with dev mode enabled.

Show threadSylvia5d ago

Google obviously knows how user unfriendly it is to enable developer mode and how this will effectively make it impossible for the vast majority of non-technical users to access any third party app stores. This is as malicious as malicious compliance to EU law goes. I cannot think of a more aggressive roadblock they could have put up, even forcing some to choose between third party app stores like #FDroid or #IzzyOnDroid and banking apps.

There is no doubt about it, this is not about safety.

Show threadSylvia5d ago
Keep in mind, enabling developer mode is just *ONE* of the many steps. This whole process is made as difficult and with as much friction as they possibly could. No third party app store could guide most users through this successfully.
Show threadIzzy

@SylvieLorxu And there I thought developer mode was discouraged for "standard users":

"Developer modes expose features of the mobile operating system (MOS) that are not available during standard operation. An adversary may leverage a vulnerability inherent in a developer mode to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DOD sensitive information. Disabling developer modes mitigates this risk."

(Tenable Audit: https://www.tenable.com/audits/items/DISA_STIG_Google_Android_15_COBO_v1r2-AirWatch.audit:3722d2c6e738b1955d48f57783163430)

So, this is about security? LMAO…

GOOG-15-007400 - Google Android 15 must be configured to disab...

Audit item details for GOOG-15-007400 - Google Android 15 must be configured to disable developer modes.

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Show threadSamantaz Fox5d ago

@IzzyOnDroid @SylvieLorxu Oh, so I wasn't too paranoid by disabling developper settings when they're not needed. It's quite obvious when presented like that, but I wasn't aware that it changed how the operating system works (I thought it only exposed sensitive options).

Thanks for pointing it out!