We finally live in an age when I can tell a clanker that I want an app that does something that I need, connect the phone with adb and in half an hour have a working solution for my tiny problem while knowing little about android development. This is something google should embrace, not kneecap.

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cryptonym 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What's their interest in you building side-loaded apps instead of using their data hungry services?

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titzer 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Or buying some crappy app off the app store, from which they take a cut.

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zeumo 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They do also sell the data-hungry side-loaded app builder.

	▲	int_19h an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, but the real profits to be had there, if any, are package deals with other megacorps, not hobbyists.

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hurfdurf 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Installing via adb is not affected.

	▲	StingyJelly 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's great but I want to be able to share such app with my family members coleagues