F-DroidOct 28

#Google trips over its own words, when they sell you #Android it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything *you* want to.

#Sideload is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk.

What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading?

What does Google?

Here's #FDroid: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in th...

Show threadMichael T Babcock
@fdroidorg 😂 what hyperbole.
First is the falsehood that #Google had ever claimed #Android devices are the "best computing device[s] in the world that [do] everything."
Second, the fallacy that this definition would preclude a protected ecosystem like they propose. Apple? Most people prefer the safety it offers them.
Side-loading? Valid. Silly argument.
The new changes protect *most* users from themselves.
Best? Power users aren't being stopped at all. Its an inconvenience at best.
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