Thus is quite interesting IMO, the fact that it will work on apparently all devices with no version limit will probably be a surprise to many.
I suspect, given the fact that ADB can bypass the requirement, that Google is using the pre-existing Android mechanism to gatekeep app installs which is currently used for Google Play Protect. The Advanced Protection variant of this removes the "Install anyway" option [1] which is quite irritating, either you have to install every new F-Droid apps from ADB or disable Advanced Protection which I ended up doing.
(I wonder if Shizuku can be used to install apps without a PC? Haven't tried myself)
figgyc•4mo ago
I suspect, given the fact that ADB can bypass the requirement, that Google is using the pre-existing Android mechanism to gatekeep app installs which is currently used for Google Play Protect. The Advanced Protection variant of this removes the "Install anyway" option [1] which is quite irritating, either you have to install every new F-Droid apps from ADB or disable Advanced Protection which I ended up doing.
(I wonder if Shizuku can be used to install apps without a PC? Haven't tried myself)
[1] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/9764949?hl=en
kotaKat•4mo ago
Yep, and it'll be a sneaky update via Google Play to update the Play Services in the backend that kicks it off.
kuylar•4mo ago
AFAIK Shizuku runs as the ADB user, with the same permissions, so it's very likely it can install apps without having to connect to a PC