NewPipe and other open-source Android apps are warning users about Google's upcoming sideloading restrictions and offering workarounds.
  • disevani@lemmy.worldEnglish
    133·
    1 month ago

    TL;DR

    • Developers of open-source Android apps, including NewPipe, have begun warning users about Google’s upcoming sideloading restrictions.
    • NewPipe’s developers refuse to comply with Google’s proposed verification rules.
    • The app has started to inform users of ways to bypass hurdles, including the proposed 24-hour lockout period before installing “unverified” apps.

    Also; fuck Google.