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New Samsung phones block sideloading by default (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 4 months ago by MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] LaggyKar@programming.dev 77 points 4 months ago (8 children)

So you need to change two settings instead of one to side load. Seems rather pointless.

[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Big difference is that that one setting was shown to you with a button press when you tried to install an app. With this, you need to remember or make a screenshot of where you need to go, open the settings app and then go there and toggle it on. It's just a lot more annoying to do and Samsung probably hopes that that will deter people from doing it.

[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Screenshot? What are you, a goldfish?

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