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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago

Why is everyone so upset about the term sideloading. It’s not “denormalizing”, the “normal” way for your average joe is using the app store. Y’all need to take a step back and be aware that the average lemmy user is by far more tech savvy than your average smartphone user. And of course it’s not a term used in the context of windows or Linux, because the normal way there simply allows installations.

And installing from an APK isn't normal?

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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