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nodamage
on Aug 25, 2020
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Apple ordered to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine, F...
To be honest, it seems like a really bad idea to give third-party app installers root access to your phone though...
danielscrubs
on Aug 26, 2020
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You do it with Epic Game Store or Steam on Windows... why would it be any different here?
nodamage
on Aug 26, 2020
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As far as I am aware Steam does not need administrator privileges to install third-party games. I am not sure about Epic Game Store.
jonny_eh
on Aug 26, 2020
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Shouldn’t that be possible on Android too then?
anoncake
on Aug 26, 2020
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If Google would permit it, it would.
anoncake
on Aug 26, 2020
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It's a bad idea to run software you don't trust, with or without root.
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