Android @lemdro.id Nemeski @lemm.ee 4mo ago

PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

www.androidauthority.com PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

Auto Blocker stops apps from being sideloaded and is enabled on Galaxy devices released with One UI 6.1.1. Here's how to turn it off.

Technology @lemmy.world MazonnaCara89 @lemmy.ml 4mo ago

New Samsung phones block sideloading by default

www.androidauthority.com /enable-sideloading-one-ui-6-1-1-3463446/

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yet another useless ~~feature~~ annoyance

Android already blocks sideloading by default at an operating system level.
- Which is a sensible choice security-wise.
  
  it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung is introducing
  
  Is it? Android already disables sideloading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung's additional setting improve security?
  
  no. the notion that sideloading is bad for security is apple propaganda
  
  Apple should take this approach
  
  Not really
  
  You can disable it by default
You can see the instructions to disable it in the screenshot of the thumbnail.

This article is pointless.
- Came here to say exactly this. Dumb rage bait.
- It is also only enabled by default on new phones and during OOBE setup there's a toggle for this.
Return the Samsung phone

Buy from a company that isn't hostile towards its customers
1.) Don't buy a Samsung phone
- My last Samsung phone was the Galaxy S1
- Why so much hate on Samsung?
What are some of the best alternatives? With comparable specs (in the US)?

Right now I have a Fold and honestly really like the foldables. Though I think the Pixel Fold is my only alternative there.
- I think the Pixel Fold might be the best option for a foldable phone, because (just like all other Pixels) you can flash it with a private, secure, open-source ROM like GrapheneOS.
- If you mean the S24, the equivalent from Sony would be the Xperia 5 V. Has audio jack and sd card compared to the S24, Sony batteries last 2 days even after several years of use thanks to excellent optimization and battery care, there's almost zero bloat. On the downside it will only get 2 years of upgrades (until the end of 2025). Also you can't unlock the bootloader on US models if that's something you care about.
  
  https://gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=12773&idPhone2=12534
- I believe you can purchase the OnePlus Open in the US. It's listed on their US website and I have heard of people living in the US using it.

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