Google: “Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn’t verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren’t tricked into bypassing these safety checks while under pressure from a scammer. It will also include clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved, but ultimately, it puts the choice in their hands.”
Thank god. I would’ve ditched Android for good if this went through, and while it sounds like it would be annoying for casual users to enable unverified apps, at least we can still install them.
An sort of TLDR maybe, or side discussion - many does not trust that google do something with the intent of being good. Their history has been anything but good so far, and therefore oppose it out of fear of the actual intent behind their decisions. Blocking side loading takes away freedom to install whatever we want, and Google seems to blame malicious actors using third party sources when malicious apps already exist in the Play Store and their security gets bypassed.