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Sideloading
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 4 years (2022–2025), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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Sideloading apps is a pain for average usersUnreviewed
20222026- Average users would need cryptography and SELinux knowledge to sideload apps2025-08-31
- Sideloading apps is a pain for the average user2023-01-04
- Android users struggle to successfully install sideloaded gambling apps2022-10-21
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Installing apps outside the store requires going to the command line, which is too much friction2025-10-28
- Average users would need cryptography and SELinux knowledge to sideload apps2025-08-31
- Sideloading apps is a pain for the average user2023-01-04
- Android users struggle to successfully install sideloaded gambling apps2022-10-21