Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court
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Google finally showed how fast sideloading can be — 25 seconds to install the Epic Games Store.
No, Kleidermacher didn’t whip out a phone in court — he came with a pair of videos he prerecorded. I started the stopwatch on my laptop as they fired up the video, and it took well under 30 seconds to sideload apps with just a few screens to click through — not 14 or 17 steps like Epic suggested. Google also pointed out that one warning screen came from the browser, not Android.
“Are these screens designed to keep users from sideloading?” asks Google’s lawyer.
No, Kleidermacher replies. He says it would make Android security harder to remove them: “The user doesn’t have a moment to reflect on the risk they’re taking and make an informed decision.”
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