Yes? That’s the idea
For Google, at least
We NEED Linux OS for phone more than ever… I have a OnePlus 12, what is out there that would work with this model?
It seems that older Oneplus models are actively supported by the linux mobile community.
However Lineage OS may be your best bet until they support your hardware.
It’s called “installing”.
“Sideloading” is a term created by app store owners to frame installing software from outside their walled gardens as shady/illegal/questionable/problematic/whatever.
No-one would say, “I’m sideloading this application” when not using your distribution’s package manager on your desktop or laptop computer. Why call it sideloading when installing software on your pocket computer, then?
Preachh
Regardless, it IS a distinct class of installable that needs a name. What would you rather we call it when you have to defeat a walled garden to install software without actually jailbreaking the device?
Does it? I’d rather distinguish the walled garden variety, e.g. “Download and Install via PlayStore”. Because that’s the special case, not the sideloading, which literally just means executing the installation package.
Rizz install
Direct installation or something similar would work just fine.
I vote “raw dogging” applications
What are the relative advantages? We already have a word…
At this point we probably can’t change it but if you read the comments above you’d know the answer to your question.
Well. I have been told. Many apologies, sir.
Aggressive installation
alternative application
F-Droid warns Google’s sideloading rules will kill the project & several open-source apps
Google: Exactly.
Oh no… Will this affect AOSP forks like GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, LineageOS, etc? If it doesn’t, could the alternative app stores just service those instead?
Yes, but I believe many developers will just quit so there will be less maintained projects in general.
Their userbase will shrink drastically if they won’t certify themselves, or whatever the XXX google wants them to do
It may not impact GrapheneOS directly.
As well, the GrapheneOS team is already automatically removing the Play Store source stamp checks from installed apps, so that they don’t actually have to remove any integrity check – the thing Google is moving toward. It’s a good start.
EDIT: the top comment at the bottom of the page this post links to does a great job explaining why it likely won’t be an issue.
I can’t say for sure but someone this morning wrote that it would affect those other oses. But yeah I don’t really understand it enough myself to say with certainty
