Can’t speak to other Android versions but mine just asks something along the line of “Do you want to allow this app to install other apps?”. There’s not really any mention of potentially malicious software. So I don’t doubt some old people are being told by scammers to install some scammy app.
But the solution is not to create more “trusted” nonsense, it’s to improve the disclosures.
Doesnt sideloading already require manual steps to enable it, including a “pop-up”?
Who is accidentally sideloading apps without realizing it? Is that actually a thing that happens? I dont believe it.
Can’t speak to other Android versions but mine just asks something along the line of “Do you want to allow this app to install other apps?”. There’s not really any mention of potentially malicious software. So I don’t doubt some old people are being told by scammers to install some scammy app.
But the solution is not to create more “trusted” nonsense, it’s to improve the disclosures.