Android, Not Scamdroid

Android, Not Scamdroid

From Pixelated by 9to5Mac

March 27, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Google's new sideloading feature for Android and rumors about OnePlus exiting the global market.

Welcome to episode 93 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will discuss Google's new "advanced flow" for enabling sideloading on Android, set to launch on all Play-supported devices later this year. It's a change built with security and safety in mind, and your hosts are pretty impressed with how the company has designed this shift. Then they dig into the potential news that OnePlus could be preparing to exit the global market, leaving an enthusiast-shaped hole in its place. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast Sponsored by Proton Unlimited : Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription by signing up for Proton Unlimited using this link . Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sponsoring this week's episode. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro and Google's sideloading changes 21:16 - OnePlus rumors 41:22 - Wrap-up Hosts Abner Li Damien Wilde Will Sattelberg Read more This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery] Android isn’t killing sideloading, and Google found a near-perfect compromise Source: OnePlus may shut down in global markets as early…

People in this episode

Hosts: Damien Wilde, Abner Li, Will Sattelberg

Topics covered

  • Android sideloading
  • Google security
  • OnePlus market exit
  • technology news
  • podcast discussion

Keywords

  • Android
  • sideloading
  • Google
  • OnePlus
  • technology
  • security
  • Proton Unlimited

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Organizations: 9to5Google, OnePlus

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