MazonnaCara89 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoNew Samsung phones block sideloading by defaultwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down118cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1241arrow-down1external-linkNew Samsung phones block sideloading by defaultwww.androidauthority.comMazonnaCara89 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squarezap12344@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up97·4 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-squaren4utix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·4 months agoDamn. Finished the paragraph before it and made the comment. Lol. Interesting. Seems redundant.
minus-squareCrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·4 months agoSo this new update (assuming the update ads this too) i just got today should have killed my revanced apps?
minus-squareVirkkunen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up30·4 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-squareCrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoTy, cleared it up right away.
minus-squarezap12344@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 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