I know I’m in the minority, but I find acceptable. I haven’t sideloaded anything in a while, but this just means waiting a week when I get a new phone. Usually it takes me longer than that to fully migrate, so it’s like a non issue.
It’s google’s platform, there’s nothing to give them. They have shown for the last 2 decades they take decisions based on money and whiny powerusers and tech reviewers are not their main concern. Downvote all you want, obviously it’s not what people want to hear, but it’s the reality.
Yeah the only thing we can do in this relationship is NOT give them our business. Which I, ironically, say as a Google pixel owner.
It’s their restaurant they get to make their food however they want and if we don’t like it we just don’t eat there.
Personally I’m looking to change os but when it comes time to replace my phone I’ll be buying European or Asian. If I can rid myself of American businesses in my life, I’ll feel much better.
Yep, I agree. However, the only other viable option is even worse. When I was younger I had time to play with Linux phones, I even dailyed two of them for over a year each. Nowadays I just don’t care that much.
It’s not an issue for me and for 99.998% of users out there. I know it’s hard to believe on lemmy, but the average user doesn’t even know what sideloading is, let alone needing it.
I know I’m in the minority, but I find acceptable. I haven’t sideloaded anything in a while, but this just means waiting a week when I get a new phone. Usually it takes me longer than that to fully migrate, so it’s like a non issue.
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It’s google’s platform, there’s nothing to give them. They have shown for the last 2 decades they take decisions based on money and whiny powerusers and tech reviewers are not their main concern. Downvote all you want, obviously it’s not what people want to hear, but it’s the reality.
Yeah the only thing we can do in this relationship is NOT give them our business. Which I, ironically, say as a Google pixel owner.
It’s their restaurant they get to make their food however they want and if we don’t like it we just don’t eat there.
Personally I’m looking to change os but when it comes time to replace my phone I’ll be buying European or Asian. If I can rid myself of American businesses in my life, I’ll feel much better.
Yep, I agree. However, the only other viable option is even worse. When I was younger I had time to play with Linux phones, I even dailyed two of them for over a year each. Nowadays I just don’t care that much.
Nah fuck that, I’d like to install the apps I use on day one not wait a week, most things I use come from F-Droid.
A non issue for you, but extremely annoying and privacy invasive nonetheless, you’re just fine with annoying privacy violations.
It’s not an issue for me and for 99.998% of users out there. I know it’s hard to believe on lemmy, but the average user doesn’t even know what sideloading is, let alone needing it.
Well then why make it harder and more invasive for those who do use it? You work for google or something?
To avoid scams and security problems, pr disasters if it happens, revenue loss… Same reason iOS doesn’t allow it.
Whether I work for Google or not shouldn’t matter, but glad you think that, I’ll take it as a compliment.