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> I predict a similar change will also come for Android. Because grandmas need protection of course.

I'm not sure what this means. This is the way it has always worked in Android.

In order to install apps from third-party sources, you have to enable developer mode. It's easy to do (just check a box in the right place), and is a reasonable precaution, IMO. Most of the malware that is available for Android comes from third-party sources.



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