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Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 34 points 8 months ago (6 children)

"side" loading is just normal loading for me. I have one single app from the google app store. (It's cookie clicker 😂)

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  • [–] 51 points 8 months ago

    Even calling it side loading is an attempt to delegitimise the practice. To make it sound like you're doing something dodgy by the side.

    It's just installing an app.

    Nobody calls installing an app from outside the Microsoft store on their Windows PC "side loading".

    Likewise for Macs regarding their app store, or installing an app from outside your distro's repository on Linux.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Do you use Fdroid or simply get apks online, like we all used to before these walled gardens?

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Neither ! I use Obtainium, which allows you to get apps directly from the source, with the convenience of a normal app store for updating !

    I usually look for apps on droid-ify, which is an alternative front end to f-droid, then whenever possible I copy the link of the source repo and install via Obtainium ; when I can't I install the f-droid version via Obtainium as well (as a result, I have 0 apps installed by droid-ify, I only use it for search)

    When I need an App Store exclusive app, I install it via Aurora Store (which downloads apps via shared anonymous accounts)

    The only thing this system can't get around is paid apps from the App Store. I have exactly one : Cookie Clicker. (I like the game in general so I paid to support the dev)

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    I use fdroid whenever possible, but I do use Google Play for most everything else. I do have a few apps that I install via APK, but built-in updaters are so uncommon on Android apps that it's kind of a pain to maintain.

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