For those who use fdroid
- Inicie sesión o regístrese para enviar comentarios
https://9to5google.com/2026/03/19/android-advanced-flow-sideloading/
Looking at it, it looks like they had enough backlash they decided to just make it more inconvenient rather than block what they call sideloading without paying google directly and/or giving them their information.
I hope that they stick to that plan minimum... and don't make it worse for those who unfortunately cannot escape android in some form. Whether it be lineageos, grapheneos, or something else.
Still not great, but better than what i expected.
Now if only... facebook's evil age verification gets shot down by people with wisdom and/or reason.
I am a translator!
This entire flow is delivered through Google Play Services, not the Android OS, meaning Google can modify, restrict, or remove it at any time without an OS update and without any user consent. The advanced flow has still not appeared in any Android beta, dev preview, or canary release. As of the date of this update, it exists only as a blog post and UI mockups. The community is being asked to accept a product announcement as a functional safeguard five months before the mandate takes effect.
Hopefully it becomes something then.
Good call on the info though
EDIT:
I see what you mean... its not a complete solution.
My bad...