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Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move

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424 points josephcsible | 3 comments | 13 Oct 25 15:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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itg ◴[13 Oct 25 16:13 UTC] No.45570037[source]▶
Installing any app I want outside the Play Store was the primary reason I decided to go with Android, despite most of the people I know using iPhones. If I can't do this anymore, I may as well switch and be able to use iMessage and FaceTime with them.
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1. wiether ◴[13 Oct 25 16:53 UTC] No.45570587[source]▶
And in the EU you can install apps outside of the AppStore on your iPhone!
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2. gumby271 ◴[13 Oct 25 16:56 UTC] No.45570619[source]▶
But not outside of Apple's control, they have a very similar mechanism to this verification process with 3rd party app stores.
3. Croak ◴[13 Oct 25 20:23 UTC] No.45572934[source]▶
Thats a recent addition; hope consumer protection laws around the world become better.