nixCraft 🐧Mar 20

Google sets new 24-hour process to sideload unverified developers Android apps. That is right. Now you can't load apps without google's permission and flow control. Who knows after sometime they might think 72 hours delay is needed and so on. More info https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html?m=1

Google says this is to stop malware from stealing passwords, OTPs, and bank/card info. Do you think these steps will actually stop scammers who call and pressure people into installing malicious apps?

Show threadChris1776

@nixCraft On a lot of MIUI devices you have to wait for two weeks to unlock the boot loader, after you've registered with some shady half-chinese app. One day is nothing. Still, I'll ungoogle my stuff except one burner phone for banking and the other crap apps.

And MIUI also shows you 20 big red warning boxes to finally install an .apk, every time.

Mar 20 at 12:47pmWeb
Show threadMicromotMar 20
@Chris1776 @nixCraft Is it two Weeks now, on my device it was 24h still
Show threadChris1776Mar 20

@micromot @nixCraft it was a Redmi phone, maybe it differs from vendor to vendor. Imho aside all the flagship phones the custom ROMs focus on, Motorola is still the best to unlock and flash.

Let's see how their Graphene collaboration goes.

Show threadMicromotMar 20
@Chris1776 @nixCraft I had the redmi note 9 pro
Show threadPaulMar 21
@micromot @Chris1776 @nixCraft For me it would have been one Week but I used mtkclient anyways
Show threadAtiMar 20
@Chris1776 @nixCraft That reminded me when I read some chinese vacuum cleaner test pretending it is better than all the west has to offer. "And it's not true it doesnt work or send your flat map to CCP -> you just need to download this x6849 soft from a shady half-chinese site, no not bdj74939 but x6859 concentrate maaaan, then leave dust box open, give it your WiFi password, bluetooth connection, accept it as a trusted device and from here you're just 6 steps away from success" XD
Show threadGustavoMar 20

@Chris1776 @nixCraft I have MIUI, no, it does not show 20 big red warning boxes every time.

The only times it show warning boxes is to enable developer mode, which I truly hate because the bank my government assigned me to in order to have access to a gov program does not work with developer mode enabled... and I work developing Android apps. I guess I should buy a second phone just for those apps too. It already annoys me having to wait 10 seconds, 24 hours is an eternity.