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frosted-flakes on June 19, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft calls for a closer look at app stores

Which operating system requires developer mode to install apps from a different source? Not Android. It only requires you to enable the "Install unknown apps" permission from the source app, with this warning:

"Allow from this source? [ ] Installing apps from this source may put your phone and data at risk."

And it's not like this is hidden the way developer mode is. It pops up when you try to install an APK file.

laurowyn on June 19, 2020 [–]

I feel like that falls under "changes between versions".

Agreed, it's not as bad as it used to be. Android needed developer mode, iOS needed the device to be registered as a test device.

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