Supported Android since the beta m3 SDK in 2008 (ok, I was in high school, but I still downloaded it!) Never considered abandoning it before now.

It's time to leave Android.

Call me naive, but despite the feeling in my gut I was holding out for Google's answer. Reading what it is, this is still going way too far. You essentially need to be a developer in order to sideload, which brings Android down to parity with iOS.

No, being able to sideload (on my phones, AND friends and family as-needed) is a fundamental computing right. This is my personal belief. And this move by Google is a step too far.

The search begins...