![]() Sideloading just means enabling “developer mode” on Android – a feature designed to allow developers to test their apps while they're working on them (at which point, of course, they aren't in the approved app store yet). Instead, we’ll be using a much safer method known as sideloading. ![]() If you were truly “jailbreaking a firestick,” you’d have to worry about that, too. The difference, though, is that jailbreaking an iPhone permanently opens up new ways for hackers to get into your phone. Of course, you always need to be cautious when installing unapproved apps. ![]() ![]() But searches for “firestick jailbreaks” can lead you to a very different process that is easy to accomplish and - with the appropriate caution - largely safe. Jailbreaking an iPhone is a complicated process that can break the device or introduce security vulnerabilities if you’re not careful. However, it’s still not an accurate way of describing what we’re doing with the Fire TV. That’s probably why it’s spread beyond iOS devices and is now used to describe a range of techniques for installing unapproved apps or loosening restrictions on any of several platforms or devices. We have to admit that “jailbreaking” Fire TV is a catchier term than sideloading.
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