I assume it will still be possible to enable the APIs with adb.
So this will mostly affect users in that in-between skill level where they know how to use a third-party app store (or how to download and install apps from a file browser) but don’t know how to use adb. I’m not so sure how big that segment is. Probably pretty small.
For the group of users who are tech-illiterate (the common case), this is actually a very welcome change for malware prevention.
users in that in-between skill level where they know how to use a third-party app store (or how to download and install apps from a file browser) but don’t know how to use adb
That knows just enough to cause trouble user is probably the kind of person who is the target for the kind of malware this fix is meant to combat. As long as those of us who want to tinker safely still have a way to do so then this is probably a net positive.
I assume it will still be possible to enable the APIs with
adb.So this will mostly affect users in that in-between skill level where they know how to use a third-party app store (or how to download and install apps from a file browser) but don’t know how to use
adb. I’m not so sure how big that segment is. Probably pretty small.For the group of users who are tech-illiterate (the common case), this is actually a very welcome change for malware prevention.
That knows just enough to cause trouble user is probably the kind of person who is the target for the kind of malware this fix is meant to combat. As long as those of us who want to tinker safely still have a way to do so then this is probably a net positive.