@MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoNew Samsung phones block sideloading by defaultwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down122cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
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minus-square@zap12344@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglish100•5 months agoIt’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.”
minus-square@n4utix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish29•5 months agoDamn. Finished the paragraph before it and made the comment. Lol. Interesting. Seems redundant.
minus-square@CrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoSo this new update (assuming the update ads this too) i just got today should have killed my revanced apps?
minus-squareVirkkunenlinkfedilink30•5 months agoThis 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.
minus-square@zap12344@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoI 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
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_PACKAGESpermission.”Damn. Finished the paragraph before it and made the comment. Lol. Interesting. Seems redundant.
So this new update (assuming the update ads this too) i just got today should have killed my revanced apps?
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.
Ty, cleared it up right away.
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