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"path": "/2026/03/27/android-advanced-flow-sideloading-carries-over-new-phone-upgrade/",
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"textContent": "Google finally announced its long-awaited “advanced flow” for enabling sideloading from unverified developers last week, set to roll out later this year to all Android phones. It addressed a lot of the concerns we had with the future of installing third-party APKs, but that’s not to say it delivered every answer under the sun. Thankfully, a new FAQ video is going a long way in filling in some of the gaps, including confirming you won’t need to repeat this process when you get a new phone.\n\nmore…",
"title": "You won’t need to repeat Android’s sideload bypass when upgrading your phone"
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