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Google announces a new "advanced flow" for Android sideloading that requires a mandatory 24-hour cooling-off period to install apps from unverified developers (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
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Google has introduced a new sideloading method for Android that requires a mandatory 24-hour waiting period before an app from an unverified developer can be installed. The process is designed to protect users from scams while still allowing them to sideload apps.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams
- The Verge·Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period
- Ars Technica·Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps
- TechMeme·Google announces a new "advanced flow" for Android sideloading that requires a mandatory 24-hour cooling-off period to install apps from unverified developers (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
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