Google sets new 24-hour process to sideload unverified developers Android apps.
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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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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?
@nixCraft Daddy google can I install fdroid?
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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?
@nixCraft I once laughed at my friend when their phone displayed a big red screaming warning when they tried to "sideload" an app. Little did I know all Google certified Android phones would have something orders of magnitude worse than that...
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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?
@nixCraft
So, how about we take a backseat with the whole "year of the Linux desktop" thing, & make 2026 the year of the Linux phone? -
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?
@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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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?
@nixCraft how about instead of worrying about all this extra work to sideload unverified apps… How about they start cleaning their google play store first? There is more malware in it than in something like f-droid.
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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?
@nixCraft and scammers be like: don't redeem! I'll call in 24hrs!
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@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.
@Chris1776 @nixCraft Is it two Weeks now, on my device it was 24h still
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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?
@nixCraft Which is a good thing because they absolutely never let any malware into Google Play.
This has never happened and the numerous reports you might find online are all lying Apple shills. -
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?
@nixCraft As far as I understood the blog post, it is a one time operation on the phone. When it is enabled one can sideload as much as one wants. Being an android developer I see that as an acceptable compromise.
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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?
@nixCraft Time for the year of the Linux phone
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