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Google's annoying 'update ownership' sideload warning spreads to more apps and phones (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The point of the new EU laws is exactly that the average user should have no more difficulty installing an app from a third party app store than Google's or Apple's.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

yeah sideloading assumes the app is not in a store though no? Does this happen with f-droid then otr such? the google warning that is.