Topic: sideloading
Sideloading refers to the practice of installing applications from sources outside official app stores. Major tech companies like Apple and Google have implemented restrictive policies that limit this practice, often citing security concerns while effectively controlling what users can access on their devices. These restrictions raise significant issues regarding user autonomy, privacy, and the right to free expression in the digital environment.
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The Malware Excuse Behind Amazon’s Locked-Down Fire Sticks
The company that floods your home screen with tracking ads now blocks the apps built to hide them, all in…
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Google’s Android Sideloading Will Now Require 10 Steps and a 24-Hour Wait
The ten-step process includes a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for something Android users have done with a single toggle since…
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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification
Google’s nod to openness feels more like a gated entrance than a genuine return to Android’s freewheeling past.
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F-Droid Accuses Google of Restricting Sideloading with New Verification Rules
F-Droid warns that Google’s new verification rules could turn Android’s open ecosystem into a gated one controlled by corporate approval.
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Sideloading Under Fire: Google’s New Move to Block Apps Raises Eyebrows
Google’s latest sideloading restrictions in India raise concerns over control and the potential censorship of apps deemed “high-risk.”
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Apple Bans Trump-Themed Game, Blocks iPhone Release
Apple bans “Grand Theft Trump” game from App Store.
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“Malicious Compliance” – Apple Is Accused of “Extortion” Tactics To Keep Developers Locked Into Its Walled Garden
Apple wants to maintain full control.
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iOS Beta Hints That Apple Is Testing Sideloading For Apps
It could soon be possible to bypass The App Store and install apps directly to iPhone.
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New report shows extent of Apple’s censorship for China and Russia’s governments
VPNs and private browsing apps are the main types of apps that are unavailable in these countries.
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Report states Apple will loosen its iron App Store grip in 2023
In the face of antitrust complaints.
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Congressman Eric Swalwell says Apple and Google should decide what’s allowed on people’s phones
The congressman echoed Big Tech’s talking points.
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Tim Cook likens Apple’s ability to dictate what apps you can use on iPhone to seatbelts in a car
“If you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone.”