olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agooh and it's also a crimelemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageoh and it's also a crimelemmy.dbzer0.comolenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepewpew@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoAccording to Google yes, because the Play Store is the “official” way of installing software. But personally I hate this mentality and I don’t want a centralized and controlled way of installing software
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoYes, exactly, adopting the term side loading into our common vernacular is exactly what they want us to do. They want us to view installing apps from places other than the Play Store as Bad™ and Dangerous™ so they can better control what we do.
minus-squarepewpew@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoI want my phone to be like a computer not a federal prison, dammit
According to Google yes, because the Play Store is the “official” way of installing software.
But personally I hate this mentality and I don’t want a centralized and controlled way of installing software
Yes, exactly, adopting the term side loading into our common vernacular is exactly what they want us to do. They want us to view installing apps from places other than the Play Store as Bad™ and Dangerous™ so they can better control what we do.
I want my phone to be like a computer not a federal prison, dammit