#Google: We need to limit #sideloading, #GooglePlay is so much safer!

Meanwhile in the real world:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/

Malware-ridden apps made it into Google's Play Store, scored 19 million downloads

: Everything's fine, the ad slinger assures us

^{Iain Thomson (The Register)}

Shame on you Apple

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/apple-says-third-party-app-marketplace-creators-must-have-e1000000-letter-of-credit/

#apple #sideloading

Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 'letter of credit' - 9to5Mac

Apple today officially announced support for third-party app stores in the European Union, as part of iOS 17.4. In a...

^{Chance Miller (9to5Mac)}