Building a new way does not adequately means giving up on developer verification. In the last paragraph, Google is also promoting the verification for non-GPlay developers.
Out of all possibilities in this universe, there may be a chance that these new flows include user verification instead of developer.
There should also be a rule to rephrase “sideloading” as “installing from non-Google-approved sources” at this point.
As much as sideloading is a strange term, it is one that most people understand. If someone were to search for information about this specific topic, they would search for “sideloading”, not whatever alternative we come up with, regardless of how “accurate” it is
IIRC, the term predates Android, and was originally coined to refer to installing non-apple applications on the original iPhone. At the time, this could only be done via cable. So, as distinct from “downloading” from the app store to the device, it does make a certain kind of sense. It’s been accepted into the vernacular with a slightly warped meaning, but that’s language for you.
Building a new way does not adequately means giving up on developer verification. In the last paragraph, Google is also promoting the verification for non-GPlay developers.
Out of all possibilities in this universe, there may be a chance that these new flows include user verification instead of developer.
There should also be a rule to rephrase “sideloading” as “installing from non-Google-approved sources” at this point.
As much as sideloading is a strange term, it is one that most people understand. If someone were to search for information about this specific topic, they would search for “sideloading”, not whatever alternative we come up with, regardless of how “accurate” it is
IIRC, the term predates Android, and was originally coined to refer to installing non-apple applications on the original iPhone. At the time, this could only be done via cable. So, as distinct from “downloading” from the app store to the device, it does make a certain kind of sense. It’s been accepted into the vernacular with a slightly warped meaning, but that’s language for you.