DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agoHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)message-squaremessage-square238linkfedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down19
arrow-up1669arrow-down1message-squareHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square238linkfedilink
minus-squareLuffy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down15·4 days agoGoogle is not restricting Sideloading. Its the same way Apple is doing it. You just need to buy a Signaturen from them via ID, and you have to sign every app.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 days agoThey are not restricting it, they are just adding these restrictions to doing it
minus-squarenul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoThey’ll have the power to revoke the ability to install any app for any reason. On top of the chilling affect on developing foss apps.
minus-squareDanitos@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoAnd what will happen to apps that Google doesn’t like and removes the dev signature? i.e., Revanced
Google is not restricting Sideloading.
Its the same way Apple is doing it. You just need to buy a Signaturen from them via ID, and you have to sign every app.
They are not restricting it, they are just adding these restrictions to doing it
They’ll have the power to revoke the ability to install any app for any reason. On top of the chilling affect on developing foss apps.
And what will happen to apps that Google doesn’t like and removes the dev signature? i.e., Revanced