Sideloading Drivers and motivations.

With the recent court cases involving Google, Apple, and Epic Games, sideloading has taken a prominent position in the current and future accessibility and usability of smartphone applications. Sideloading is defined in the context of smartphones as the download and installation of an application via non-official means, such as a Third-Party Marketplace or repository. Enabling, or disabling the ability to sideload in smartphone eco-systems has the potential for an increase in wider issues such as the prevention of device longevity and digital sustainability. This paper outlines the current research into Sideloading drivers and motivations with discussion on future studies to be conducted.

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Craig Goodwin

Sandra Woolley

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Publication date: July 2022

Publication date (Print): July 2022

Pages: 1-2

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[0001]Keele University

Staffordshire, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2022.64

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Conference name: 35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI2022

Conference number: 35

Conference location: Keele, Staffordshire

Conference date: July 11th to 13th, 2022

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Society

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Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. (2021), 4:20-cv-05640-YGR N.D. Cal
Goodwin, C. (2022) (In press), Barriers to Device Longevity and Reuse: An Analysis of Application Download, Installation and Functionality on a Vintage Device. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software and System Reuse
Goodwin, C. (2020), “Why Sideload?” User Behaviours, Interactions and Accessibility Issues Around Mobile App Installation. Electronic Workshops in Computing. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2

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[1] Apple Support. (2022). Apple Devices. [online] Available at: <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624> [Accessed 28 April 2022].

[2] Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. (2021), 4:20-cv-05640-YGR N.D. Cal

[3] Goodwin, C. (2022) (In press), Barriers to Device Longevity and Reuse: An Analysis of Application Download, Installation and Functionality on a Vintage Device. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software and System Reuse

[4] Goodwin, C. (2020), “Why Sideload?” User Behaviours, Interactions and Accessibility Issues Around Mobile App Installation. Electronic Workshops in Computing. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2

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