https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WF34Sgq76cWhen Google said it would make sideloading on Android a more high-friction process, it wasn’t kidding. The company has now detailed a new flow for installing apps from unverified developers, and it’s a big shift from how things worked before. Apart from the usual warnings when sideloading apps, users downloading apps from unverified developers now have to go through multiple steps, including enabling developer mode, confirming they’re not being coerced, restarting their device, and even waiting for 24 hours before they can proceed. The goal is to slow things down and prevent scams that rely on urgency and social engineering.