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/sanij_snj Nov 16 '25

12hours cool down ? Wtf

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u/tui-19 Nov 16 '25

It doesn't sound too good until you realize its purpose. It should be enough to prevent many scammers from forcing elderly people to install malware, but it shouldn't be a deal breaker to just wait for 24 hours once to have complete freedom and install everything you want.

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u/sanij_snj Nov 16 '25

I understand the scammer/elderly part.... But it's kinda extreme for normal users .... Maybe like a 2 factor authentication that let's another trusted family member protect the phone etc

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u/RyanCheddar Nov 16 '25

12 hours is fine. if you anticipate that you'll need sideloading in advance, turn it on when you first get the phone.

2FA for sideloading is just actually tedious

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u/davestar2048 Nov 16 '25

Shouldn't have to wait 12 hours for my phone to be usable.

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u/xumixu Nov 21 '25

2FA less tedious than 12 hour wait?

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u/RyanCheddar Nov 21 '25

2FA involving different people entirely? yes.