Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoGoogle gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)android-developers.googleblog.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1411arrow-down1external-linkGoogle gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)android-developers.googleblog.comBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square136fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMrScottyTay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoI feel like if someone knows what an .apk is and where to download them, they’ll also know how to search for how to install them
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 hours agoYeah, and currently you don’t need to know what an apk is to install them.
minus-squareMrScottyTay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThen you’re just installing from the play store are you not? If you want to use f-droid or something else you initially have to start with getting their .apk do you not? Or am I mistaken and misremembering?
I feel like if someone knows what an .apk is and where to download them, they’ll also know how to search for how to install them
Yeah, and currently you don’t need to know what an apk is to install them.
Then you’re just installing from the play store are you not? If you want to use f-droid or something else you initially have to start with getting their .apk do you not? Or am I mistaken and misremembering?