> If you are arguing that some people will be tricked into installing malware from other sources then you are right that this change would allow that but it will still require user to go through few steps which should raise red flags for them. Some people just can't resist pushing that button without thinking and regardless of the consequences and in that case app store safety net is just temporary anyway, they are still exposed to the real world where that will harm them in a more serious way.

I seriously could care less what we as HN want out of a phone in a way. We are head strong enough to do something different for ourselves -- literally look at PinePhone, etc.

What I'm concerned about is the trickery that is sinister beyond belief, getting access that they never earned and do not deserve.

Here's an example: https://youtu.be/VrKW58MS12g?t=406

This 'hack' is quite insane... Brillant and horrid... and I foresee it happening left and right.