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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

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400 points ingve | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 05:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sschueller ◴[27 Aug 25 06:01 UTC] No.45035917[source]▶
The requirement of verification to side-load any app is fascist control. It is clear as night and day.

Shame on Google and Apple, it was always clear this was the end goal and next up is also your PC.

Right after will come the removal off apps they don't like and there is nothing you can do about it.

Stallman was right

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timeon ◴[27 Aug 25 07:01 UTC] No.45036321[source]▶
> next up is also your PC

Already starting on macos. Gatekeeper had setting where you could allow any app. Now it is removed. While still possible to allow individual app (you need to do it after every OS update), trajectory is now clear.

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Citizen8396 ◴[27 Aug 25 08:06 UTC] No.45036767[source]▶
boot into Recovery, run "csrutil disable" and do whatever you want (not a recommendation)
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1. fsflover ◴[27 Aug 25 08:12 UTC] No.45036801[source]▶
How many people would be able to use this workaround?