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• This is because the review process is designed to spot apps that might have malicious intentions and to prevent them from being published.Sometimes an app might not make the cut on the Play Store or App Store.
• Sometimes hackers can take advantage of these situations to slip in malware like trojans.Samsung’s Auto Blocker is designed to be similar to how Android already blocks the installation of apps from unknown sources.
• But on Samsung phones, the company has introduced a change in One UI 6.1.1 that enables Auto Blocker by default, and if you want to disable it, here’s what you need to do.Platforms like Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS come with their own native app stores.
• Sideloading allows users to download an app from an external source, like a developer’s personal website, through an email, and so on.
• They can then install the app on their phone.Should you sideload an app?
• Sometimes certain specialized apps are only available via sideloading.