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Edit: Replaced "Restrictions" in place of the word "Ban"

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[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What are you talking about a ban on sideloading?

[–] kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Ah, so people saw a signing requirement, that may or may not only be part of play protect and immediately called it a sideloading ban.

My plan is to wait and see if it even affects me in any way.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The article has this to say about it:

Google says that only apps with verified identities will be installable on certified Android devices, which is virtually every Android-based device—if it has Google services on it, it's a certified device. If you have a non-Google build of Android on your phone, none of this applies. However, that's a vanishingly small fraction of the Android ecosystem outside of China.

Which does suggest that it applies to everyone, as opposed to being something that only applies to Play Protect.

[–] kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, people are overreacting, but Google taking control here is still a big issue

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't have a Google account and i don't want one. It's a sideloading ban.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would you need a Google account? Are you an app developer?

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Yes, that's why I would need an account.