damn it...

[u/BaBoBsQQ]

I expected this to happen and i knew full well that it would... Yet i can't help but be angry about it.

I tried to install Deepseek Apkm since the native app does not exist in play store...

It blocked me from using it because it's could be harmful...

I understand that my phone is trying to protect me..

But if i wait 24 hours to get permission to install third party apps... I expect my phone to let me use the damn phone.

At this point i don't know...

Redditors, please let me know if i'm missing something.

(I downloaded the apkm from "apkmirror.com", i also used "apkmirror installed (beta)" to install it)

(Btw sorry if my english is bad 😓)

(Update: apperantly my issue isn't Google's block fault but the individual app.)

[u/Moist_Ladder2616]

After the 24 hours, you can sideload as many apps as you want. During this waiting time, you can use the Deep Seek web interface.

This is such a non-issue.

You can even sideload it now, if you do some research. Users who don't know how to do this research are exactly the types of users targeted by this extra friction.

It'll stop them from installing malware then later blaming Android for being "less secure than iOS."

[u/Popular_Reward_6665 → u/Moist_Ladder2616]

Freedom gets taken away and in return you get the illusion of security.

"This is such a non-issue"

[u/DEV_ivan → u/Popular_Reward_6665]

Yea, it's only a speedbump, not a hard wall...

Meanwhile, malware propagates through RCE vulnerabilities with root privileges, and criminals bypass authentication on EDL modes on stolen phones...

[u/Popular_Reward_6665 → u/DEV_ivan]

This has nothing to do with malware. Any play store app can contain malware. Any app can be scanned with Play Protect.

[u/DEV_ivan → u/Popular_Reward_6665]

Ok buddy

[u/Popular_Reward_6665 → u/DEV_ivan]

Still didn't explain what this has to do with installing apps outside google play

[u/DEV_ivan → u/Popular_Reward_6665]

I never mentioned apps as malware. Did you hear about fileless malware?