“Why Sideload?” User Behaviours, Interactions and Accessibility Issues Around Mobile App Installation

With the increase of smartphone ownership year by year, the accessibility of mobile application increases too. Application sideloading is a behaviour identified as the act of installing applications through unofficial means. Moreover, sideloading as a study is insufficiently researched in relation to its occurrence in smartphone usage. This position paper describes sideloading behaviour in context to accessibility, interaction, security, problematic smartphone uses and its occurrences in other devices. The research aims to identify those who sideload, the causes of sideloading and the behavioural differences dependent on the device used with a future intention of reviving and highlighting this field of research.

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Craig Goodwin

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Publication date: July 2020

Publication date (Print): July 2020

Pages: 27-30

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[0001]Keele University, Keele, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI20DC.5

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 33rd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: BCS HCI 2020

Conference number: 33

Conference location: Keele University, UK

Conference date: 6 July 2020

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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[1] BBC 2020 Google warns Huawei owners against 'sideloading' its apps. Available: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51613577 Last accessed 24th Feb 2020

[2] R. Brady 2018 App Sideloading and Cyber Risk ITNOW 60 4 46 47 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/itnow/bwy103 Last accessed 19 Feb 2020

[3] G. Branwyn 2000 Jargon Watch Available: https://www.wired.com/2000/03/jargon-watch-59/ Last accessed 8th Feb 2020

[4] Frank BreitingerRyan Tully-DoyleCourtney Hassenfeldt 2019 A survey on smartphone user’s security choices, awareness and education. Computers & Security 88 101647 10.1016/j.cose.2019.101647

[5] S. Gibbs 2016 South Koreans flock to remotenorthern area to play Pokémon Go. Available: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/13/pokemon-go-south-koreans-remote-area-sokcho-google-maps Last accessed 25th Feb 2020

[6] Global Stats. [online] Available at: http://gs.statcounter.com/osmarketshare/mobile/worldwide Last accessed 13 Feb 2020

[7] Influence Central 2016 Kids & Tech: TheEvolution of Today’s Digital Natives. Available: http://influence-central.com/kids-techthe-evolution-of-todays-digital-natives/ Last accessed 13th Feb 2020

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[9] R. Kirillov 2020 New malware protections for Advanced Protection users. Available: https://www.blog.google/products/android/newmalware-protections-advanced-protection-users/ Last accessed 12th Jul 2020

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