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itg ◴[] 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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JohnTHaller ◴[] No.45572259[source]
You can still side-load signed apps. It's a similar limitation to macOS which won't let you run apps that Apple hasn't signed without command line or control panel shenanigans. Compared to iOS, Android still has the advantage of installing your own full browser (like Firefox) with full-fat ad blocking (uBlock Origin, not Lite). iOS is Safari-only right now though, in theory, some alternative engines may be available in Europe later.
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1. koolala ◴[] No.45572468[source]
What your describing isn't "side-loading". Doing that means the apps go through Google's chain of control. Please don't let them redefine the word.