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Google starts rolling out Android developer verification & new sideloading rules worldwide (alternativeto.net)
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[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 16 hours ago

Just a reminder that "sideloading" is a garbage term. They mean installing from somewhere other than their rent-seeking app store.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago

~~side~~loading rules

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What about phones in which there are already some apps sideloaded?

[–] duckshuffgoose@piefed.social 23 points 19 hours ago

believe it or not, straight to jail