great writeup! i love how it goes from "they left ADB enabled, how could it get worse"... and then it just keeps getting worse
> After sideloading the obligatory DOOM
> I just sideloaded the app on a different device
> I also sideloaded the store app
can we please stop propagating this slimy corporate-speak? installing software on a device that you own is not an arcane practice with a unique name, it's a basic expectation and right
That term at least has a history behind it, as many featurephones had their OS on a small XIP NOR flash ROM, and now the OS is usually (mostly) read-only.
But "sideloading" is definitely a new term of anti-freedom hostility.
> After sideloading the obligatory DOOM
> I just sideloaded the app on a different device
> I also sideloaded the store app
can we please stop propagating this slimy corporate-speak? installing software on a device that you own is not an arcane practice with a unique name, it's a basic expectation and right