jystfact@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 days agoGoogle will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yeararstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square314fedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1586arrow-down1external-linkGoogle will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yeararstechnica.comjystfact@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square314fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareDrDystopia@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoWould the proprietary blobs in the baseband hardware stop the end user from installing software, which is the topic of concern? If no, is this a irrelevant “achtually”-reply?
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI’d argue it’s worth knowing what you risk losing from your device in the name of sideloading software so it’s not irrelevant to point out your phone might not be a phone by the end of the procedure.
Would the proprietary blobs in the baseband hardware stop the end user from installing software, which is the topic of concern?
If no, is this a irrelevant “achtually”-reply?
I’d argue it’s worth knowing what you risk losing from your device in the name of sideloading software so it’s not irrelevant to point out your phone might not be a phone by the end of the procedure.