Subj : Re: TERMinator
To   : Nightfox
From : The Wanderer
Date : Sun Mar 01 2026 07:56 am

  Re: Re: TERMinator
  By: Nightfox to The Wanderer on Fri Feb 27 2026 07:53 pm

 Ni> One of the reasons I prefer to use Android phones is that (as opposed to
 Ni> Apple), Google has been generally less restrictive on what you can do with
 Ni> your device (as in allowing sideloading of apps, etc.).  I hope they don't
 Ni> disallow side-loading.

Absolutely - probably the primary reason I have been with an adroid device since they were half decently usable. I was reminded last night in an article how restrictive IOS was (and really still is), and it's kind of sad any other competition has been essentially effectively wiped out of the picture. 

 Ni> I'd think developers would still need to sideload their apps onto devices
 Ni> before they're in the Play Store in order to do testing though, so I'm not
 Ni> sure how it would work if they disallow sideloading.  Maybe there would be

That's the thing - if you're Google(tm)(c)(r) Approved, pay your fees, follow the program, etc., you'll have access to so the things you've been able to do until now, right?

That's very Apple-ish of them. Google's pulling a control card here, which should disgust anyone that understands... unfortunately very few understand any part of it.

So, uhm, what's the state of linux phones these days? ... I honestly do not want to switch to another platform in the near future.
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