Here’s how power users can instantly bypass Android’s 24-hour sideloading delay

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TL;DRNew restrictions will add friction to the process of sideloading some apps on Android beginning in August.Users will have to wait 24 hours between enabling sideloading and actually being able to sideload apps from unverified developers.Sideloading apps over ADB will work the same as it has, with no waiting period involved.Google detailed its new workflow for sideloading Android apps today. Aimed at increasing security, the new process involves a mandatory 24-hour waiting period between confirming that you want to sideload apps and actually being able to do it. That change hasn’t sat well with many enthusiasts — but we’ve just learned that there’s a workaround.Googler and Android Authority alum Mishaal Rahman has confirmed on Reddit that “there are no changes to how ADB works” — sideloading apps over Android Debug Bridge will not require waiting 24 hours the same way using the new “advanced flow” does.