alt Hacker News> It’s only when a user tries to install an unregistered app that they’ll require ADB or advanced flow, helping us keep the broader community safe while preserving the flexibility for our power users.
So, we have a sideloaded app now. Which has been increasingly tricky for our users to install. The warning they get is hard to understand. Does this mean essentially the end of sideloading?
If you get 'verified' by Google and sign your app, sideloading shouldn't change. That means money and ID checks, or a free 'hobbyist' carve out if you have <20 users.
If you don't want to play their game, sideloading will get substantially harder.