As in, no side loading at all on Sammy devices? I find that hard to believe. You mean more restrictions on installing just some but not all APKs, right? That's still scummy either way if true.
Once upon a time I wanted a strong PC so badly so I could play........ Grand Theft Auto IV.
Now, I don't want anything to do with that franchise. Granted I still do play some AAA stuff, more so PS3 games, and I now want a strong PC for Cyberpunk 2077 to explore its world and give myself extra background for the TTRPG Cyberpunk RED, but other than that I mostly just want indie and retro.
I have a GOG library specifically because it's not tied to a stupid Valve Epic Games Uplay Launcher. This is their competitive edge. Plus, all of what you mentioned can be done with GOG through any semi-modern web browser.
The strings mentioned are worrying. The developer verification requires an internet access - what if there's no internet or the connection is spotty? Does that mean you can't install the APK without Uncle Google having the internet first?
If all these scare tactics didn't stop you, there's nothing more Google or the manufacturers could do without stripping even more of what made Android great in the first place.
No, what you mentioned is just one of the options. They literally go over "bare metal" installs even if it's just a skim. I always find their article funny because of that.
I saw the mastodon post about ad traction. Strange that they would redirect to a middle service like that, considering GOG itself supports affiliate links. I think you can see these sorts of links on PCGW too. Still, it's good that they addressed it, but the ad tracker thing remains iffy.
I am under the impression that even if GOG doesn't support them to some official capacity, that they are still cool with them, and for all intents and purposes we basically can treat them like that no problem. And needless to say, it's a great thing that it is open source - if it were Galaxy or Steam or Epic or whatever we'd find out about this stuff way too late, get even slower turnaround and the damage would be already done. Not to mention we can fork the project if someone's dedicated enough. Like I'd definitely appreciate a simpler option making use of Comet for one.
So by default she's going to assume all Americans are... Not Americans? You guys need to keep hearing this: you really fucked up voting for a convicted felon.
This is real iffy. Do you know when that change was made?
Fortunately the thing about GOG is I can drop those launchers anytime I want, I'm not stuck with anything unlike some others. Since Heroic relies on another open source project (I believe) called Comet it's also not hard for an alternative to pop up.
I'm not a very good speaker despite how well I write English (I just sound stiff and sometimes I just freeze up when I forget a word), but I know it better than my native language. Once I wanted to describe deer in a phone call, but I forgot what the word was in the native language... Cue me being clueless for a good few minutes before I figured it out.
Everything except the cyberware. No Mr. Studds, no Midnight Ladies, no nothing.