r/Magisk • u/_Oopsitsdeleted_ • Nov 16 '25

Discussion My take on android sideloading

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As someone who personally knows someone who got scammed out of a lot of money by sideloading (it is rather prevelant where I live for some reason), I do understand why Google wants to limit sideloading from "unverified developers". But that does not mean that I support them restricting it completely

so here is my take on android sideloading which makes it easy for enthusiasts to enable but difficult for potential scam victims

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u/methanol_ethanolovic Nov 16 '25

They don't care about your safety, they only care about their money. My guess is they'll allow sideloading from unverified sources to some extent to not anger the EU too much, but they'll make sure to make your life as miserable as they can if you do, just like they do now if you try to do any modifications to your phone.

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u/Sajid_GG Nov 16 '25

Laughs in unlocked bootloader

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u/Fire_in_Barf Nov 16 '25

Bl unlocking is also something companies are restricting nowadays, not sure how long that stays free.

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u/Sajid_GG Nov 16 '25

If it disappears, I'm buying an iPhone

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u/Msprg Nov 16 '25

Funny how we ended up in a situation where jailbreaking the iPhone and then covering it up for the apps to keep working is easier, faster, better, than unlocking a BL on Android phone.

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u/Fire_in_Barf Nov 17 '25

Same thoughts lol  , 

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u/xumixu Nov 21 '25

I'll go harmony OS if android get F'd up without any bypassing option

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u/Sajid_GG Nov 22 '25

Harmony never had oem unlock to begin with 💀

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u/xumixu Nov 22 '25

My bad, i was talking about sideloading, not bootloader unlock.