Been logged out of #Google on my Android phone for a coupla years now for #privacy reasons. Beginning to wonder if there are really any advantages to doing this. I use #Fastmail rather than #Gmail so no problem there. But I'd like to start using a wallet app rather than carry credit cars. Google Wallet's probably the best one.

Thoughts? #ChunderRoad

Been logged out of #Google on my Android phone for a coupla years now for #privacy reasons. Beginning to wonder if there are really any advantages to doing this. I use #Fastmail rather than #Gmail so no problem there. But I'd like to start using a wallet app rather than carry credit cars. Google Wallet's probably the best one.

Thoughts? #ChunderRoad

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Google announced that it will block sideloading of unverified Android apps in 2026. Some speculate that this move may have been made to prevent apps that can block adverts on YouTube.

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Google announced that it will block sideloading of unverified Android apps in 2026. Some speculate that this move may have been made to prevent apps that can block adverts on YouTube.

#Tech #Android #Mobile #InfoSec #Security #Google #YouTube #Apple #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #CyberSecurityNews #Finance #Technology #News #Computing #CyberSecurity#Business #TechNews #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps: https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/

This is exactly why Google can't be trusted... banning sideloading for the benefit of 'user safety'? Have they learned nothing from Apple and why power users want to sideload apps?

Monopoly monopsony...

#google #sideloading #enshittification @pluralistic #monopoly#android

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps: https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/

This is exactly why Google can't be trusted... banning sideloading for the benefit of 'user safety'? Have they learned nothing from Apple and why power users want to sideload apps?

Monopoly monopsony...

#google #sideloading #enshittification @pluralistic #monopoly#android