Future of media piracy in Android... would that still be possible after 2026/2027 when "sideloading" is restricted? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

22 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I mean, I know app piracy is kinda dead. But how about if I just want .mkvs for Movie, TV, Anime? .epubs for books? Music files?

Are these still gonna work? Do you think they'll go full draconian and kill piracy outright?

VLC? Torrent Apps? VPNs?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

Your terminology is all wonky here...

Downloading is copying a file from the network onto the local device. Installation extracts files to the appropriate directories, makes config changes, etc.. "Installed from a local source" doesnt make sense, as any file you would install you would first need to download or pull off of some other media.