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don't let google alter the deal
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this post was submitted on 01 May 2026
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This is clearly not designed to keep people secure. If it was, Google would not force you to make your device less secure to install apps of your choice.
The only way it reduces security is by increasing the attack surface. There is no "now anybody can get root on your phone" vulnerability for enabling developer options, and if there were, Google would patch it. I always enable developer options as soon as I get a new device.
Because of this, the audit described in the "Other" link is deprecated.
That's great for you, but you and I are not the targets that Google is supposedly trying to protect from supposed scams.
Lol at what you call "proof". Also, no one said you had to leave it enabled. Also, also, dev options is a security risk BECAUSE it allows for side loading. Hahaha