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New Samsung phones block sideloading by default (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 5 months ago by MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] zap12344@feddit.it 100 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's in the article : "Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature takes things a bit further.The feature, fully blocks the installation of apps from unauthorized sources, even if those sources were granted the REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission."

[–] n4utix@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago

Damn. Finished the paragraph before it and made the comment. Lol. Interesting. Seems redundant.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So this new update (assuming the update ads this too) i just got today should have killed my revanced apps?

[–] Virkkunen@fedia.io 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is only for phones that come with One UI 6.1.1 by default and there's a page during OOBE setup with a toggle for this "feature".

An update to your existing phone will not turn on this block, it's only for new phones.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Ty, cleared it up right away.

[–] zap12344@feddit.it 7 points 5 months ago

I don't have a Samsung but I would imagine that this only blocks new installations and looks like that it can be easily disabled if you don't want it