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16 days agoi still use xiaomi redmi phones (the ones w/ headphone jack, IR blaster, able to be unlocked, compatible with crDroid) because of this reason. I really do wish these types of companies have more in terms of phone features than simply being sustainable and easy to unlock/customize…
BTW, this only happens (usually!!) if you install from the web, which… like, if you don’t have the tech literacy to figure out what’s fake or not (especially banking?? Any reasonable bank HAS an app in official platforms, like the play store) then you don’t need and shouldn’t sideload, BUT the option is there for people like me, who use F-Droid and other FOSS-related apps.
The only downside is that unless people literally ignore warnings from the system for downloading apps (maybe first time stuff, then either the warning design sucks, or again, user error) then maybe just maybe they should read, if it’s not official play store.