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Install with options bout to be my new best friend
Do tell? I couldn't find that app in the Play Store
You'll need to ADB that one
Not for long T_T
No, ADB will still allow installation of anonymous apps. All this hullabaloo is talking about non-ADB installation.
He's not wrong in a way. If ADB is overwhelmingly used and "undesirable" apps (vanced and "streaming apps") don't see any drop in support or usage, or if governments see a massive number using this to fly under the surveillance radar, they'll restrict ADB too...
Likely they'll pull what Meta did and make everyone who wants to enable "developer mode" will actually need to prove they are indeed, a developer.
Well, I'm not a dev and did that just for SideQuest access, so it's easy enough... but yeah, for those wishing (near-)total anonymity, I see what you mean...
Oh word? I feel slightly better then. Still going to make it more of a pain to install ad block on my parents new devices
Right, so the issue is how many devs will stay motivated to keep developing knowing that staying unregistered may significantly reduce users' draw...