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Android won’t ban sideloading apps

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Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

After settling its lengthy antitrust battle over the Android app ecosystem earlier this month, Google said Thursday it will make it easier to install Android apps from outside the Play Store.

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Android won’t ban sideloading apps, but Google will make it painfully harder

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

7 things all Android users need to know about Google’s new sideloading rules

Sideloading, one of Android’s core features — and the hallmark of its open-source nature — is changing.

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Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period

Android's new sideloading rules are here, and they come with a 24-hour lock!

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Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to

It turns out you won't be limited to Google-verified apps an developers on Android after all. In the face of sustained community dissatisfaction with its developer verification requirement, Google has given Android users an out.