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 threadChris1776Mar 20

@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.

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@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
Mar 20 at 2:14pmMoshidon