Google says ‘sideloading isn’t going anywhere,’ F-Droid calls it fake news

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Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority


TL;DR

• Alternative app repository F-Droid has once again fired shots at Google for its new developer verification rules that threaten to kill sideloading on Android devices.
• The platform calls Google’s assurances about sideloading not going anywhere “clear, concise, and false.”
• It argues that Google’s new rules may technically keep sideloading alive, but they will take away the openness of the process.

F-Droid is once again taking aim at Google’s new developer verification system that threatens to impede sideloading on Android devices. This time, the alternative app repository has accused Google of misleading users about the future of sideloading.




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