Activity - You have to go out of your way to permit apps to install anything since like...

BearOfaTime , 22 days ago

You have to go out of your way to permit apps to install anything since like Android 9, iirc.

By default, only the play store can install apps, and anything asking for the permission has a pretty clear warning.

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