Android owners will be forced to wait a day before installing applications

Android owners will be forced to wait a day before installing applications. Android Authority reports this.

Google has begun to gradually introduce a daily block on the installation of applications not published on Google Play. According to the new restriction, before installing a program on a smartphone, bypassing the official store, the user will have to wait one day. The restriction has already begun to apply in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. It will be gradually introduced throughout the world.

Google's official materials say that the restriction applies to APK files. When installing them, the system will warn that downloading unverified applications is dangerous and will require the user to give permission. To do this, you will have to open the developer settings and allow the installation of applications - this can be done for seven days or for an unlimited period. After this, you will still have to wait a day, and the warning about the possible danger of APK files will continue to appear.

Google explained that such a delay should help fight fraudsters. Attackers often pose as employees of banks, delivery services, or other organizations and, for various reasons, force users to install one or another malicious application. A daily pause should give a person time to check the information on their own.