I think that this is not the way it meant. Of course, that is only a pretext, to “protect” you of malware. But in reality it is simply enshittification by removing the freedom to install onto your computer (yes, phones are computers!) apps that you want. AppStore-cage incoming.
This is at the moment the main difference between Apple and Google phone (as computers) OS’es. Not that one is “better” than the other but that there is freedom. Then from 2026 on Google can control how is allowed to deliver apps. Apple like.
I have a e Foundation driven device because it gives me freedom without Google’s intervention. Nothing more, nothing less.
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