Google’s new Android sideloading rules are live — and here are all the ways to already bypass them

Credit: Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Certified Android devices running Google Play Services in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand now actively block apps from unverified developers, with a global rollout set for 2027. Users can bypass restrictions via Google’s multi-step “Advanced Flow” (which requires toggling Developer Options, restarting, waiting 24 hours, and a few more taps), ADB, Shizuku, rooting, or by using custom ROMs (like Lineage OS and GrapheneOS).