After the news cycle recently exploded with the announcement that Google would require every single Android app to be from a registered and verified developer, while killing third-party app stores …
He’s not wrong in a way. If ADB is overwhelmingly used and “undesirable” apps (vanced and “streaming apps”) don’t see any drop in support or usage, or if governments see a massive number using this to fly under the surveillance radar, they’ll restrict ADB too…
Likely they’ll pull what Meta did and make everyone who wants to enable “developer mode” will actually need to prove they are indeed, a developer.
You’ll need to ADB that one
Not for long T_T
No, ADB will still allow installation of anonymous apps. All this hullabaloo is talking about non-ADB installation.
He’s not wrong in a way. If ADB is overwhelmingly used and “undesirable” apps (vanced and “streaming apps”) don’t see any drop in support or usage, or if governments see a massive number using this to fly under the surveillance radar, they’ll restrict ADB too…
Likely they’ll pull what Meta did and make everyone who wants to enable “developer mode” will actually need to prove they are indeed, a developer.
Oh word? I feel slightly better then. Still going to make it more of a pain to install ad block on my parents new devices