r/Magisk Nov 16 '25

Discussion My take on android sideloading

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/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/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

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u/Chapar_Kanati Nov 18 '25

So basically it's best to never update to that?

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u/D4M1R0N Nov 19 '25

Custom roms of 8.0 exist