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Google introduces new app installation option for Android users, balancing safety and freedom. Users can now install apps from unverified developers outside the Play Store through a secure one-time process. This process involves enabling developer mode, blocking scammers, restarting the phone, reauthenticating, and waiting one day to confirm the change. This design aims to prevent scammers urgency tactics. Google also offers free accounts for students and hobbyists to share apps with up to twenty people. These updates come after a settlement with Epic Games, dropping commissions to twenty percent on in-app buys.

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