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Comment by sn0n

15 days ago

I turned on "Advanced Protection" a couple weeks ago, and promptly turned it off the other day when it blocked f-droid updates. What a scam android has become.

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usr1106  15 days ago

Samsung [^1] has an autoblocker. I have no idea what it does exactly. I always need to turn it off while installing or updating anything from F-droid. Then I enable it again in the naive hope it might prevent dome drive-by attack.

[^1]: My employer paid for it. I never would pay for the crapware full of uninstallable stuff I don't want. Is Pure Android still a thing if you don't want to pay The Evil Company?

  • pogue  15 days ago

    Interestingly, I read in a recent article on upcoming features for OneUI 8.5 (based on a leaked build) is the "Ability to temporarily disable Auto Blocker" [1]. This is specifically to allow the sideloading of apps. That really makes me wonder why Samsung would have such an option in an upcoming version if they were aware that Google is planning to block all unverified sideloading in the very near future.

    [1] https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-phones-new-u...

    • codedokode  15 days ago

      I have a Samsung and I can install apps from F-Droid. I don't even understand what is "Auto Blocker" and why you need it when there are permissions, but I have it disabled.

    • gmueckl  15 days ago

      Twoo scenarios:

      1. Samsung hasn't adjusted the product roadmap yet.

      2. Samaung plans to modify Android to remove the extra checks that Google wants.

  • justsomehnguy  15 days ago

    Motorola is quite close to the 'pure' Android, ie with all that Google... stuff.

    But most of the time it is easy to disable most of the Google apps through the built-in settings without using any 3rd-party tools.