My guess is they're going to do what Microsoft do (or used to do until about 6 months ago) when you want to sideload anything on their consoles: They charge you. You buy dev access for your account and use it to unlock your phone.
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I'm still slowly moving towards a Linux phone. That I can install whatever on, of course.
Maybe even eInk screen. Just that currently there's nothing with eSIM as well.
How about they drop the entire thing and keep it as it was and is?
If this flow existed once for disabling the entire feature permanently, I would be okay with it. But it seems like they are going to intentionally make installing any software they don’t get a piece of painful to install every time. That is not an acceptable compromise.
OP is either deluded or in bad faith.
This WILL go through, just slightly later to try to make less noise.
Linux phones are the only choice left.
I don't believe it. We need actual options Vs Android.
Yea no, just don't change things. Things are good as they are without them trying to encroach further on our ownership of our devices.
victory is ours