Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 4 months agoPSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable itwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkPSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable itwww.androidauthority.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoyet another useless feature annoyance Android already blocks sideloading by default at an operating system level.
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWhich is a sensible choice security-wise.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoIs it? Android already disables sideloading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung’s additional setting improve security?
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoit is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung is introducing
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months ago Android already blocks sideloading by default at an operating system level. …no, it doesn’t?
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoExplains what? This is not something that requires an explanation.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agowhat you and I quoted comes from the article, and it’s true
yet another useless
featureannoyanceWhich is a sensible choice security-wise.
Is it? Android already disables sideloading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung’s additional setting improve security?
it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung is introducing
…no, it doesn’t?
the article explains it
Explains what? This is not something that requires an explanation.
what you and I quoted comes from the article, and it’s true
No. Its not.