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.

Show threadMicromotMar 20
@Chris1776 @nixCraft Is it two Weeks now, on my device it was 24h still
Show threadPaul
@micromot @Chris1776 @nixCraft For me it would have been one Week but I used mtkclient anyways
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