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Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
I believe Google and Apple are to be fined if they don’t remove the app from their stores.
We don’t have the ability to nationally block the domains and IPs, so current users will still be able to access it. So you shouldn’t need a VPN.
Android users could side load the app if they want.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
This isn’t North Korea.
Even China and Russia can’t fully block things.
Our networks aren’t nearly as controlled as theirs.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What is sideloading?
Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
On Android you can download apps (.APK files) from the web, and install them without any app store.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Oh gotcha I’ve done that before just didn’t know the term. Thanks!
scala@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Downloading the APK.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Its a silly term to say installing from any app store that Google doesn’t control
Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
Not quite. You don’t need any app store at all.
You literally download an APK file from a website or anywhere, then install it directly. Could even be a friend with a thumb drive. Doesn’t matter how you get it, it’s just a file.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Yeah. Dont do that. Its how you install viruses.
Install through another app store like fdroid. Its the secure way to get APKs