I can get behind a delay to enable side loading and the warning screens are nothing to me since I can just click past them. Though the delay should be more like 30-60 minutes at the most.

The real problem is requiring devs (even outside of the play store) to identify themselves. That is ridiculous and does absolutely nothing to secure the device for the user. (It only secures it under Google for their interests)

[–] elvith@feddit.org 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I mean I get the idea of the forced restart and the general waiting time - assuming a scammer wants you to install a "side loaded" app, it will disconnect their call with you, of they're calling you on that phone. Same for a waiting period that forces the scammer to either hang around on the phone with you for a long time or to call again some time in the future.

But 24h?

[–] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

My elderly parents are getting a continuous amount of scam calls now practically every day for I don't know how long. All because they one time actually took a call and talked a while with the scammer. I am not at their home a lot, but last time blocked numbers on their handset landline phone. It seems the scammer noticed and switched numbers as they do.

Point is, this has been going on for weeks or months. 24h are nothing in waiting time for a scammer. It just forces them to do yet another call a bit later.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago

Scammers spoof the caller ID. Blocking numbers doesn’t do shit because those aren’t their real numbers.