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Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Thats absolutely correct, around android 6, it got real annoying to install 3rd party apps, settings called it somthing like "install apps from places other than the google play store".

image of install unknown apps in settings

Later, it got more restrictive, ironically, making it a real security feature.