Google has pulled multiple 'fediverse' Android apps from the Play Store for allegedly enabling access to hate speech, but critics say it's overreaching.
  • joshuaism [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Well they're being crazy proactive. Oh well. Anyone who's heard of the fediverse is most likely already familiar with sideloading apks.

    • AnalGettysburg [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Def true. But it does suck, because what the fediverse needs is people... And there really aren't that many who are interested if they can't even download an app for it

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        F-droid is a good manager for sidelodable apps. It comes with a ton of Foss packages and the ability to add more repos if you stumble across any.

      • throwawaylemmy [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        https://www.howtogeek.com/313433/how-to-sideload-apps-on-android/

        NOTE: You shouldn't leave the side-load protection/warning off 24/7. Malicious Apps can happen (even in the Google Play store). So be vigilant with what you pirate/install.

      • kikkai [any,comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        You can download the app from a site and choose to install apps from non-Play Store locations in your settings.