001100 010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDo you think Android will one day become so restrictive that sideloading (installing apps outside of Playstore) will become extremely limited, or completely banned?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down16
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareDo you think Android will one day become so restrictive that sideloading (installing apps outside of Playstore) will become extremely limited, or completely banned?001100 010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareHopfgeist@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoRooting your phone and unlocking the bootloader are separate (and mostly independent) things. E.g., by default, LineageOS is not rooted, but it requires an unlocked bootloader to install. Now, rooting without an unlocked bootloader is harder.
Rooting your phone and unlocking the bootloader are separate (and mostly independent) things. E.g., by default, LineageOS is not rooted, but it requires an unlocked bootloader to install. Now, rooting without an unlocked bootloader is harder.