New Samsung phones block sideloading by default
New Samsung phones block sideloading by default
Auto Blocker stops apps from being sideloaded and is enabled on Galaxy devices released with One UI 6.1.1. Here's how to turn it off.
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All Android phones block side loading by default, do they not?
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
But it also shows you a button to go straight to the toggle that lets you enable it when you try to install an app
I really don't mind that they hide the button to enable installs from .APK when they are being directly downloaded. It has been in my opinion very bad idea from the beginning that it shows that, it has enabled multiple malwares in android. Non-technical people should not have easy way to install things, even with big warnings, because people ignore warnings.
If google removes the ability to install non-store apps all together, then that day I will stop using Android.
I'm not sure if this is what they are referring too, but some mobile phone providers put mandatory apps on the phone such as Facebook.