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?

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@nixCraft While I do *not* think the changes are justified, I do think they *could* help with that.

I've had experiences myself where someone was very close to falling for a scam, and what helped them avoid it was that they got some extra time where they could speak with someone who knew more.

Scammers very often use time pressure as a technique.

That said: I'm just on pure principle against use being able to use the software we want on our devices (I say, while using largely Apple devices 🙈).

Mar 20 at 2:30pmWeb