I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
Brazil could be the next market to get iOS sideloading.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
I’d like to see more countries going for it on tech regulation and enforcement like Brazil has been lately. Sure, the companies will always push back, but it’s time for governments and regulators to get far more aggressive.
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
Brazil could be the next market to get iOS sideloading.
www.theverge.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I’d like to see more countries going for it on tech regulation and enforcement like Brazil has been lately. Sure, the companies will always push back, but it’s time for governments and regulators to get far more aggressive.
sideloading my phone with " freakroid "
March 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
sideloading my phone with " freakroid "
upcoming android update solves sideloading and age verification in one fell swoop with new "wait 18 years" button
March 21, 2026 at 11:11 PM
upcoming android update solves sideloading and age verification in one fell swoop with new "wait 18 years" button
does this actually mean sideloading or alternative stores
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
Brazil could be the next market to get iOS sideloading.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
does this actually mean sideloading or alternative stores
January 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
October 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
F-Droid’s biggest update in a decade is coming despite Google’s sideloading crackdown
F-Droid’s biggest update in a decade is coming despite Google’s sideloading crackdown
F-Droid's latest update goes beyond a redesign, refining search and updates.
www.androidauthority.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:18 AM
F-Droid’s biggest update in a decade is coming despite Google’s sideloading crackdown
apple fanboys hate the EU for forcing apple to enable sideloading. i hate the EU for not forcing apple to enable sideloading enough. we are not the same
December 26, 2024 at 10:04 PM
apple fanboys hate the EU for forcing apple to enable sideloading. i hate the EU for not forcing apple to enable sideloading enough. we are not the same
This is a disastrously stupid decision. If I post an app here, and someone has to download it, sideload it, and *then* wait 24 hours, that’s useless.
Meanwhile, Google doesn’t allow me to publish to play store until I incorporate an LLC, so the takeaway here is I am done with Android development.
Meanwhile, Google doesn’t allow me to publish to play store until I incorporate an LLC, so the takeaway here is I am done with Android development.
Take a look: Users are now getting Android's convoluted sideloading process, and everyone hates it
Android device owners are now getting Android's polarizing sideloading flow, and here's a close look at what to expect.
www.androidauthority.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is a disastrously stupid decision. If I post an app here, and someone has to download it, sideload it, and *then* wait 24 hours, that’s useless.
Meanwhile, Google doesn’t allow me to publish to play store until I incorporate an LLC, so the takeaway here is I am done with Android development.
Meanwhile, Google doesn’t allow me to publish to play store until I incorporate an LLC, so the takeaway here is I am done with Android development.
DOGE cuts to Social Security will end the agency’s customer service line. Instead of calling on the phone for help, the elderly can download our AI-powered app, currently in Beta but available for sideloading with a mirror URL.
by Elon Musk and Big Balls
by Elon Musk and Big Balls
March 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
DOGE cuts to Social Security will end the agency’s customer service line. Instead of calling on the phone for help, the elderly can download our AI-powered app, currently in Beta but available for sideloading with a mirror URL.
by Elon Musk and Big Balls
by Elon Musk and Big Balls
Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps
Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps
It’s up to you to “accept the risks.”
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps
Thinking about Google and Android sideloading :)
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thinking about Google and Android sideloading :)
Next up, need Libby ebooks that we borrow from our local library to be easily read on Nook (Barnes & Noble), and NOT only Kindle. Nook Sideloading is not a sustainable option.
January 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Next up, need Libby ebooks that we borrow from our local library to be easily read on Nook (Barnes & Noble), and NOT only Kindle. Nook Sideloading is not a sustainable option.
Hört doch mal auf, Installieren "Sideloading" zu nennen.
Das verschleiert nur, dass der User immer weiter entrechtet wird, was er mit seinem Gerät tut.
Vernünftiges Linux-Smartphone, wann? 😭
Das verschleiert nur, dass der User immer weiter entrechtet wird, was er mit seinem Gerät tut.
Vernünftiges Linux-Smartphone, wann? 😭
Googles neuer Ablauf für Android-Sideloading erfordert Neustart und Wartezeit
Der neue Prozess für die App-Installation ohne Play Store soll vor allem Scam-Versuche erschweren. Die Hürden werden höher, für Power-User gibt es Ausnahmen.
www.heise.de
March 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Hört doch mal auf, Installieren "Sideloading" zu nennen.
Das verschleiert nur, dass der User immer weiter entrechtet wird, was er mit seinem Gerät tut.
Vernünftiges Linux-Smartphone, wann? 😭
Das verschleiert nur, dass der User immer weiter entrechtet wird, was er mit seinem Gerät tut.
Vernünftiges Linux-Smartphone, wann? 😭
There's nothing illegal about ICE block. This is solely about Apple appeasing the Trump regime.
With Google removing sideloading next year, these companies will have total control over what runs on your phone.
www.businessinsider.com/apple-iceblo...
With Google removing sideloading next year, these companies will have total control over what runs on your phone.
www.businessinsider.com/apple-iceblo...
Apple removes ICEBlock app from App Store
Apple on Thursday removed the immigration enforcement tracking app, ICEBlock, from the App Store, citing "safety risks."
www.businessinsider.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
There's nothing illegal about ICE block. This is solely about Apple appeasing the Trump regime.
With Google removing sideloading next year, these companies will have total control over what runs on your phone.
www.businessinsider.com/apple-iceblo...
With Google removing sideloading next year, these companies will have total control over what runs on your phone.
www.businessinsider.com/apple-iceblo...
actually like, without sideloading why would you even get a android
August 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
actually like, without sideloading why would you even get a android
August 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Cool, so they used an objectively secure piece of software on one of the most secure platforms available to consumers and bypassed ALL of that by sideloading a PRIVATE fork?! This is comically bad.
May 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Cool, so they used an objectively secure piece of software on one of the most secure platforms available to consumers and bypassed ALL of that by sideloading a PRIVATE fork?! This is comically bad.
Over-the-air updates from both older versions to Android 17 and Android 17 to Android 17 work fine. It's only sideloading impacted by this. We don't want to release an OS version with broken OS update sideloading so we've cancelled 2026061700 and are building 2026061800 with a workaround for it.
June 18, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Over-the-air updates from both older versions to Android 17 and Android 17 to Android 17 work fine. It's only sideloading impacted by this. We don't want to release an OS version with broken OS update sideloading so we've cancelled 2026061700 and are building 2026061800 with a workaround for it.