Of course they have other motivations

But for 1 person wanting to run their own software there are hundreds of people with the potential to install malware/crapware/etc

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lucb1e 2 days ago | parent [-]

Had to read that sentence twice. You really think that there's more people getting scammed via "please tap the build number seven times and then go to extra settings and enable untrusted installs and then go to this website that I will dictate the URL of and you should ignore that install warning" etc etc etc. to install an apk to run software that can barely access more than a simple webpage could, than there are people (like HN'ers) who install apk files from github and f-droid?!

(Also note that "crapware" describes basically every app you find in google's store. I try on occasion, when nobody made an open source this-or-that, and it's such a minefield. If that's the thing you're trying to avoid, I don't know how you could possibly feel positive about a requirement to only use the Play Store for the tech-illiterate)

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0x3f 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> more people getting scammed via "please tap the build number seven times and then go to extra settings and enable untrusted installs and then go to this website that I will dictate the URL of and you should ignore that install warning" etc etc etc.

I don't really understand. You seem to be against the 'annoyance' of the protections, but that annoyance is precisely why the scammed count is lower, no?

I certainly believe _more generally_ that the market for scam victims is much bigger than the market for sideloaders, for example.

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raverbashing a day ago | parent | prev [-]

> You really think that there's more people getting scammed via "please tap the build number seven times

Yes, because this whole procedure is new

> Also note that "crapware" describes basically every app you find in google's store

Go back to emacs then I guess

	▲	lucb1e 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Installing apks has required going into settings for years now. 'Scary' steps aren't new > Go back to emacs then I guess way to have a conversation