Android, Not Scamdroid

Welcome to episode 93 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will discuss Google's new "advanced flow" for enabling sideloading on Android, set to launch on all Play-supported devices later this year. It's a change built with security and safety in mind, and your hosts are pretty impressed with how the company has designed this shift. Then they dig into the potential news that OnePlus could be preparing to exit the global market, leaving an enthusiast-shaped hole in its place.

Subscribe

• YouTube Podcasts
• Pocket Casts
• Spotify
• Apple Podcasts
• Overcast

Sponsored by Proton Unlimited: Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription by signing up for Proton Unlimited using this link. Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sponsoring this week's episode.

Timecodes

• 00:00 - Intro and Google's sideloading changes
• 21:16 - OnePlus rumors
• 41:22 - Wrap-up

Hosts

• Abner Li
• Damien Wilde
• Will Sattelberg

Read more

• This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery]
• Android isn’t killing sideloading, and Google found a near-perfect compromise
• Source: OnePlus may shut down in global markets as early as April
• OnePlus reportedly ending retail efforts in India as global shutdown looms

Listen to more 9to5 Podcasts

• The Sideload
• 9to5Mac Happy Hour
• Electrek
• Space Explored

Feedback?

Drop us a line at [email protected], leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer. And for even more Android discussion, dive into the official 9to5Google forums!