MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoNew Samsung phones block sideloading by defaultwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarezap12344@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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-squareCrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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-up0·4 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-up0·4 months agoTy, cleared it up right away.
minus-squarezap12344@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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
minus-squaren4utix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoDamn. Finished the paragraph before it and made the comment. Lol. Interesting. Seems redundant.
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.”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
Damn. Finished the paragraph before it and made the comment. Lol. Interesting. Seems redundant.