@apps To be fair, actual malware will probably throw up that same warning. So I'm super glad they de-emphasize the "install anyways" button. I like being able to install whatever I want, but I don't want my grandma to discover an install button and accidentally install actual malware.

But it is irritating that F-Droid trips that warning. Are the "privacy protections" something that could be implemented, or is that Google speak for "user data collection" or something gross?

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This is just because regular @fdroidorg does not target recent SDK levels (like malware does). Already fixed for basic and soon in regular F-Droid.

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I just got a friend to install f-droid for NewPipe, (the person she's bumming YouTube+ off of is cancelling it and the commercials are too much now,) and she had to ask me about that popup.

Thankfully I'm more adventurous. :P

If/when I ever come out as trans, (as I am VERY trans on here,) to her I'll invite her to Mastodon and get her to use Fedilab. :P

@apps i trust fdroid much more than the virus and ad filled play store

@apps You never turned play protect off? I usually nix it within 5 minutes of obtaining a device.

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Google play protect being trash, not surprised

@apps this isn't "making things more complicated" this is telling people to avoid a potentially dangerous app that is using very old APIs that should be updated by now.

I'm sure this will not be a warning if F-Droid actually updated their app's APIs

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Because Google cares soooo much about user's privacy 😒

@apps a lot of good points in this thread tbh. I don't think its a horrible thing to warn end users. Someone who wants to use fdroid will know what to do here.

@apps #DarkPattern #DarkPatterns

Formerly known as darkpatterns.org:

https://www.deceptive.design/

@apps I would call this hateful design.

@apps That's so very cursed. Not presenting "install anyway" and "go back" as equal options is a dark pattern

@apps turn off Play Protect anyway