1y ago

PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

www.androidauthority.com

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MazonnaCara89 @lemmy.ml

1y ago

New Samsung phones block sideloading by default

www.androidauthority.com /enable-sideloading-one-ui-6-1-1-3463446/

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yet another useless ~~feature~~ annoyance
Android already blocks sideloading by default at an operating system level.
- Which is a sensible choice security-wise.
  
  it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung is introducing
  
  no. the notion that sideloading is bad for security is apple propaganda
  
  Is it? Android already disables sideloading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung's additional setting improve security?
  
  Apple should take this approach
  
  Not really
  You can disable it by default
- the article explains it
You can see the instructions to disable it in the screenshot of the thumbnail.
This article is pointless.
- Came here to say exactly this. Dumb rage bait.
- It is also only enabled by default on new phones and during OOBE setup there's a toggle for this.
- I think that's just the nature of smartphone related journalism at the moment. It's sort of a reflection of where the industry is at: lacking substance and focused on short-termism above all else. In the media this translates to a never-ending hype circle around the latest releases, rumours and "leaks". Everything else has some clickbait name and a bunch of poorly written, irrelevant filler to pad out the "article" for SEO purposes.
- The question in the title is just a hook, but this is still an article, not a Q&A.
  The text tells why the feature matters, tells it's redundant, lists the phones affected by it, echoes some Samsung notes about the feature, and answers the question. It's a report on a particular feature, I wouldn't call it a filler.
Return the Samsung phone
Buy from a company that isn't hostile towards its customers
- Idk, Fairphone served me well
1.) Don't buy a Samsung phone
- My last Samsung phone was the Galaxy S1
- Why so much hate on Samsung?
  
  Besides what the other user said, they recently made it a requirement for accredited phone services that they destroy any samsung phones along with their data, that they receive for servicing, if they have found that the user has done "unauthorized servicing" on it.
  This is the next step after making the phones practically impossible to be disassembled, which they have done years ago.
What are some of the best alternatives? With comparable specs (in the US)?
Right now I have a Fold and honestly really like the foldables. Though I think the Pixel Fold is my only alternative there.
- If you mean the S24, the equivalent from Sony would be the Xperia 5 V. Has audio jack and sd card compared to the S24, Sony batteries last 2 days even after several years of use thanks to excellent optimization and battery care, there's almost zero bloat. On the downside it will only get 2 years of upgrades (until the end of 2025). Also you can't unlock the bootloader on US models if that's something you care about.
  https://gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=12773&idPhone2=12534
- I think the Pixel Fold might be the best option for a foldable phone, because (just like all other Pixels) you can flash it with a private, secure, open-source ROM like GrapheneOS.
- I believe you can purchase the OnePlus Open in the US. It's listed on their US website and I have heard of people living in the US using it.

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