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Android 15 may make it even harder for sideloaded apps to get sensitive permissions

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Android 15 could introduce a new Enhanced Confirmation Mode that makes it harder for malicious apps to exploit an OS loophole. Android blocks users from easily enabling the Accessibility or Notification Listener services of apps that are sideloaded from outside an app store. However, the method that Android uses for this has a loophole in it that Android 15 will close. Although most Android users download apps from preloaded app stores like Google Play, s...

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