# Google Makes Android Sideloading Preferences Carry Over to New Devices

_Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM EDT · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Google has updated Android so that users who opt out of the platform's 24-hour mandatory delay for installing apps from unverified developers can now carry that preference to a new device automatically, Android Authority reports.

Previously, power users who sideload apps had to re-configure the bypass setting every time they switched phones. The change removes a recurring friction point for the subset of Android users who regularly install software outside the Google Play Store. The update reflects an ongoing tension in Android's platform design: Google has kept sideloading technically available as a differentiator from iOS, while simultaneously adding friction through mandatory delays and repeated permission prompts designed to deter casual users from installing potentially malicious software.

Making the opt-out persistent is a modest concession to power users without meaningfully weakening the default protections for general users.

## Sources

- [Android Authority](https://www.androidauthority.com/android-sideload-carry-over-3652845/)

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