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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 10 months ago

PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

www.androidauthority.com

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PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

www.androidauthority.com

Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 10 months ago
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Auto Blocker stops apps from being sideloaded and is enabled on Galaxy devices released with One UI 6.1.1. Here's how to turn it off.
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    yet another useless feature

    Android already blocks sideloading by default at an operating system level.

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      Which is a sensible choice security-wise.

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        it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung is introducing

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          it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung 's Version of Android is introducing.

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            … thats the same thing

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              Thatsthejoke.jpg

              Sorta

              I’m just pointing out that the entirety of Samsung’s Android adds literally nothing of value to the user to the android experience and only serves to, at best, annoy. Not just this one particular feature.

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                I think perhaps something has gone wrong with the phrasing or something, because it seemed you were saying the exact same thing but … less clearly?

                it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung*'s Version of Android* is

                which now I edit that so it doesn’t have a strike through I actually understand what you mean. It was a bit difficult to parse that originally

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        Is it? Android already disables audeliading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung’s additional setting improve security?

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        Not really

        You can disable it by default

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        Apple should take this approach

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        no. the notion that sideloading is bad for security is apple propaganda

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        the article explains it

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            what you and I quoted comes from the article, and it’s true

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