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[–] [email protected] 69 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yup,just even the word "sideloading" seems like its been custom created to sound shifty and sidewise when all it means is installing something. People would look at you weirdly if told them "sideloading" Photoshop on to your PC was dangerous, but somehow its accepted for phones.