Android 14 will warn you if you try sideloading apps on your phone

Google has been quite welcoming to sideloading on Android, allowing users to install apps from third-party stores asides from its app storefront, but it seems to be getting a little strict with Android 14, as it prepares to warn users while sideloading an app on its phone, especially it is one of its core Google apps.

With Android 14, Google is introducing “update ownership,” which will give Play Store control over the app it installs,