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Google’s Android Sideloading Will Now Require 10 Steps And A 24-Hour Wait
The ten-step process includes a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for something Android users have done with a single toggle since the platform launched.
Google has detailed what it calls an “advanced flow” for installing apps from unverified developers once mandatory developer registration kicks in later this year.
The process requires enabling developer mode, surviving multiple scare screens, restarting your device, and then waiting a full day before you can do what you used to do freely.
That’s the concession. The original plan, announced last August, was blunter: no more installing apps from developers who haven’t handed Google their legal name, address, email, phone number, and in some cases a copy of their government ID.
After developers and users pushed back , Google said it would preserve a path for “power users.” This is that path.
Here’s what the path actually looks like. Tap your build number seven times to enable developer mode. Navigate to Settings, find Developer Options, scroll to “Allow Unverified Packages,” and flip the toggle. Answer a screen that asks if you’re being coerced. Enter your PIN. Restart your phone. Wait 24 hours. Return to the menu. Scroll past more warnings. Choose “Allow temporarily” (seven days) or “Allow indefinitely.” Confirm you understand the risks. Now you can install apps.
That’s ten steps, including a mandatory overnight delay, to do something Android users have always been able to do with a single settings toggle.
Google isn’t hiding that the friction is intentional. Matthew Forsythe, Google’s director of product management and app safety, promised a “high-friction” process earlier this year, and he delivers.
Each additional step is a calculated bet that some percentage of users will give up, decide it’s not worth it, and stick to verified apps. That’s what “high-friction” means. Fewer people sideload.
... The same logic that justifies the waiting period also justifies, in principle, restricting sideloading further, requiring government ID to unlock it, or removing the option entirely. The justification doesn’t have a natural stopping point, and the friction doesn’t have a floor...
Keep Android Open, the developer-led campaign opposing the verification program, looked at the advanced flow and called it what it is: not a solution. The full installation process runs through Google Play Services rather than the Android OS itself. That means Google can modify, restrict, or remove it at any time without an OS update and without any user consent. The friction level today is not the floor. Whatever access Google provides, Google can take away, tighten, or redesign without asking.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ ReclaimTheNet
Related: 11/1/25 — F-Droid Accuses Google Of Restricting Sideloading With New Verification Rules
10/18 — GrapheneOS Plans Partnership With Major Android OEM To Expand Beyond Google Pixel Devices
8/29 — Wow - we're actually winning. Google is scared, they're going to attempt to ban 'side-loaded' apps on all Android phones. Unless the developer hands over an ID
8/27 — Google Will Require Developer Verification For Android Apps Outside The Play Store
8/26 — Google Is Forcing Developer Verification On Android Apps Installed Outside The Play Store Via Sideloading Or Alternative App Stores. This Strips Away The Anonymity Indie Devs Have Relied On Outside Google's Control And Forces Developers To Expose Personal Info Just To Distribute Their Apps. It's A Serious Privacy Invasion Disguised As Accountability.
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8/13 - 🚨BREAKING: Google Play Will Ban Non-Custodial Wallets Unless Developers Hold A FinCEN, State Banking, Or MiCa License.
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The ten-step process includes a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for something Android users have done with a single toggle since the platform launched.
Google has detailed what it calls an “advanced flow” for installing apps from unverified developers once mandatory developer registration kicks in later this year.
The process requires enabling developer mode, surviving multiple scare screens, restarting your device, and then waiting a full day before you can do what you used to do freely.
That’s the concession. The original plan, announced last August, was blunter: no more installing apps from developers who haven’t handed Google their legal name, address, email, phone number, and in some cases a copy of their government ID.
After developers and users pushed back , Google said it would preserve a path for “power users.” This is that path.
Here’s what the path actually looks like. Tap your build number seven times to enable developer mode. Navigate to Settings, find Developer Options, scroll to “Allow Unverified Packages,” and flip the toggle. Answer a screen that asks if you’re being coerced. Enter your PIN. Restart your phone. Wait 24 hours. Return to the menu. Scroll past more warnings. Choose “Allow temporarily” (seven days) or “Allow indefinitely.” Confirm you understand the risks. Now you can install apps.
That’s ten steps, including a mandatory overnight delay, to do something Android users have always been able to do with a single settings toggle.
Google isn’t hiding that the friction is intentional. Matthew Forsythe, Google’s director of product management and app safety, promised a “high-friction” process earlier this year, and he delivers.
Each additional step is a calculated bet that some percentage of users will give up, decide it’s not worth it, and stick to verified apps. That’s what “high-friction” means. Fewer people sideload.
... The same logic that justifies the waiting period also justifies, in principle, restricting sideloading further, requiring government ID to unlock it, or removing the option entirely. The justification doesn’t have a natural stopping point, and the friction doesn’t have a floor...
Keep Android Open, the developer-led campaign opposing the verification program, looked at the advanced flow and called it what it is: not a solution. The full installation process runs through Google Play Services rather than the Android OS itself. That means Google can modify, restrict, or remove it at any time without an OS update and without any user consent. The friction level today is not the floor. Whatever access Google provides, Google can take away, tighten, or redesign without asking.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ ReclaimTheNet
Related: 11/1/25 — F-Droid Accuses Google Of Restricting Sideloading With New Verification Rules
10/18 — GrapheneOS Plans Partnership With Major Android OEM To Expand Beyond Google Pixel Devices
8/29 — Wow - we're actually winning. Google is scared, they're going to attempt to ban 'side-loaded' apps on all Android phones. Unless the developer hands over an ID
8/27 — Google Will Require Developer Verification For Android Apps Outside The Play Store
8/26 — Google Is Forcing Developer Verification On Android Apps Installed Outside The Play Store Via Sideloading Or Alternative App Stores. This Strips Away The Anonymity Indie Devs Have Relied On Outside Google's Control And Forces Developers To Expose Personal Info Just To Distribute Their Apps. It's A Serious Privacy Invasion Disguised As Accountability.
8/13 - 🚨Google Reverses Course On Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet Ban Following Backlash
8/13 - 🚨BREAKING: Google Play Will Ban Non-Custodial Wallets Unless Developers Hold A FinCEN, State Banking, Or MiCa License.
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#Instagram just ended privacy in your DMs because apparently you didn't want privacy anyway.
https://xcancel.com/damonimani/status/2036214928760250841
#fb #meta #stalking #Surveillance
https://xcancel.com/damonimani/status/2036214928760250841
#fb #meta #stalking #Surveillance
#usa #FCC bans imports of new #routers made in other countries, on national security concerns
The US Federal Communications Commission has just announced a ban on imports of “all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries,” which would be… almost all of them, except that the rule only affects new routers that haven’t yet received FCC authorization.
Last year, news broke that Government officials had been considering banning sales of TP-Link routers manufactured in China, ostensibly because of concerns that they could pose risks to national security. But the FCC’s announcement goes much, much further by “prohibiting approval of new models” of any router manufactured outside the United States.
https://liliputing.com/fcc-bans-imports-of-new-routers-made-in-other-countries-on-national-security-concerns/
The US Federal Communications Commission has just announced a ban on imports of “all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries,” which would be… almost all of them, except that the rule only affects new routers that haven’t yet received FCC authorization.
Last year, news broke that Government officials had been considering banning sales of TP-Link routers manufactured in China, ostensibly because of concerns that they could pose risks to national security. But the FCC’s announcement goes much, much further by “prohibiting approval of new models” of any router manufactured outside the United States.
https://liliputing.com/fcc-bans-imports-of-new-routers-made-in-other-countries-on-national-security-concerns/
Liliputing
FCC bans imports of new routers made in other countries, on national security concerns
FCC bans imports of new routers made in other countries, on national security concerns
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"Every company wants you to think their loyalty program is a way for you to save money—but they're also giant surveillance systems.
You think you're just getting 10% off, but Macy's might end up with your search history and license plate, and then use it to price-gouge you." https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2036104708298080575
You think you're just getting 10% off, but Macy's might end up with your search history and license plate, and then use it to price-gouge you." https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2036104708298080575
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NEW — Technate, Ohio: How Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein Built The Silicon Heartland
Ohio has become the new destination for Big Tech data centers and AI infrastructure. The state owes much of its rapid transformation into the so-called “Silicon Heartland” to the now vast array of public-private partnerships pioneered by the state’s richest man, Leslie Wexner, and his former money manager and fixer, Jeffrey Epstein.
https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/03/investigative-reports/technate-ohio-new-albany/
Ohio has become the new destination for Big Tech data centers and AI infrastructure. The state owes much of its rapid transformation into the so-called “Silicon Heartland” to the now vast array of public-private partnerships pioneered by the state’s richest man, Leslie Wexner, and his former money manager and fixer, Jeffrey Epstein.
https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/03/investigative-reports/technate-ohio-new-albany/
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Technate, Ohio: How Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein Built The Silicon Heartland
Ohio owes much of its rapid transformation into the so-called "Silicon Heartland" to the now vast array of public-private partnerships pioneered by the state's richest man, Leslie Wexner, and his former money manager and fixer, Jeffrey Epstein.
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I would really like to promote the above piece on my large-ish Twitter/X account, but unfortunately the company has decided to block me from logging despite repeated attempts to have it unblocked through support. It seems my username was DDOSed to prevent me from using it.
If you are a X user, would you mind retweeting Mark's tweet to X support in an attempt to get my account restored? I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Whitney
https://x.com/markgoodw_in/status/2036125465396596811
If you are a X user, would you mind retweeting Mark's tweet to X support in an attempt to get my account restored? I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Whitney
https://x.com/markgoodw_in/status/2036125465396596811
X (formerly Twitter)
markgoodw.in (@markgoodw_in) on X
hey @Support you blocked @_whitneywebb's ability to log into X due to suspicious logins detected.
asking for help to bump this in the support cue with likes and retweets so we can promo this new piece!
cheers everyone.
asking for help to bump this in the support cue with likes and retweets so we can promo this new piece!
cheers everyone.
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The Secret Reason You Can’t Buy a House
There’s a monopoly on home construction screwing over America. The biggest builders work with Wall St. to maximize profits, at the expense of everyone who wants to own a home. One family told us that the black mold in their poorly built home made their daughter cry blood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO2qmcO9Be0
#housing #USA
There’s a monopoly on home construction screwing over America. The biggest builders work with Wall St. to maximize profits, at the expense of everyone who wants to own a home. One family told us that the black mold in their poorly built home made their daughter cry blood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO2qmcO9Be0
#housing #USA
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A systemd fork has set out as a fu*k you to age verification.
Liberated systemd is a fork of mainline systemd started by Jeffrey Seathrún Sardina, a machine learning/AI researcher who apparently had enough of where things were heading. The project is straightforward about its purpose; strip out what it considers surveillance-enabling code, keep everything else intact, and stay in sync with upstream as it develops.
https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/
@itsfoss_official
#AgeVerification #SystemD
Liberated systemd is a fork of mainline systemd started by Jeffrey Seathrún Sardina, a machine learning/AI researcher who apparently had enough of where things were heading. The project is straightforward about its purpose; strip out what it considers surveillance-enabling code, keep everything else intact, and stay in sync with upstream as it develops.
https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/
@itsfoss_official
#AgeVerification #SystemD
It's FOSS
Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support
The project removes the birthDate field systemd added last week in response to age verification laws.
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Mosul getting absolutely hammered by US bombers. Notice how the US and Israel have been completely ineffective against the Iranian military so when they are not bombing school girls, oil and gas, and desalination plants, they are going after the mostly defenceless targets in Lebanon and Iraq instead.
Literally punching down as much as possible and calling it victory against “the bad guys”.
Literally punching down as much as possible and calling it victory against “the bad guys”.
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Tel Aviv getting a taste of what they did to innocent civilians in Gaza. Note that although Trump likes to call the Iranians the worst evil in the world, they continue to be as precise as possible and have so far refused to cripple Israel’s extremely vulnerable civilian infrastructure.
Unlike the Israelis that happily starved Gaza of food and water, and executed civilians for sport.
Unlike the Israelis that happily starved Gaza of food and water, and executed civilians for sport.
Trump has been obsessed with Iran’s Kharg island for 40 years
As Trump mulls sending US troops to Iran to seize its resources, it turns out the crazy plan is nothing new — he actually flirted with the idea as far as in 1987, Financial Times and the Guardian report.
1987: ““Why couldn’t we go in there and take some of their [Iranian] oilfields near the coast?”
1988: "I’d be harsh on Iran. They’ve been beating us psychologically, making us look a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island."
So, is everything we’re seeing an accurately crafted script?
@geopolitics_prime
#Iran #KhargIsland #oil
As Trump mulls sending US troops to Iran to seize its resources, it turns out the crazy plan is nothing new — he actually flirted with the idea as far as in 1987, Financial Times and the Guardian report.
1987: ““Why couldn’t we go in there and take some of their [Iranian] oilfields near the coast?”
1988: "I’d be harsh on Iran. They’ve been beating us psychologically, making us look a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island."
So, is everything we’re seeing an accurately crafted script?
@geopolitics_prime
#Iran #KhargIsland #oil
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🇮🇷⚡️🇮🇱 What was targeted in Tel Aviv this morning?
Iranian missiles struck Building No. 11 on ''Louis Marshall Street'' believed to be a facility belonging to the Israeli security institution.
There are several important military, security, and economic sites nearby, including:
— Beit HaHayal (Soldier's House) 500 meters away, which contains halls used for events, conferences, and training courses for military units and security institutions.
— Around 1.7 km from the Shin Bet HQs (Israel’s internal security service).
— About 1.7 km from Camp Aviv, which includes the Israeli military’s spokesperson’s HQs and the army’s foreign relations department.
— Also, about 1.7 km from Kirya base, which serves as the HQs of the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
The site impacted is likely connected to alternative facilities of the Shin Bet and Beit HaHayal, though confirmation depends on official statements from the IRGC.
Footage shows some of the shrapnel fall.
NOTE: Strict Israeli censorship policy on war coverage.
Source: Iran Screenshot
Iranian missiles struck Building No. 11 on ''Louis Marshall Street'' believed to be a facility belonging to the Israeli security institution.
There are several important military, security, and economic sites nearby, including:
— Beit HaHayal (Soldier's House) 500 meters away, which contains halls used for events, conferences, and training courses for military units and security institutions.
— Around 1.7 km from the Shin Bet HQs (Israel’s internal security service).
— About 1.7 km from Camp Aviv, which includes the Israeli military’s spokesperson’s HQs and the army’s foreign relations department.
— Also, about 1.7 km from Kirya base, which serves as the HQs of the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
The site impacted is likely connected to alternative facilities of the Shin Bet and Beit HaHayal, though confirmation depends on official statements from the IRGC.
Footage shows some of the shrapnel fall.
NOTE: Strict Israeli censorship policy on war coverage.
Source: Iran Screenshot