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minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoNah you can’t realistically distribute your app with adb requirement. No one will bother to go through such friction.
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-220 hours agoAlthough you are correct, you still don’t have to be a developer to find use in ADB. I’ve used it and I’ve never been interested enough in developing for Android to do more than install the SDK for it once.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoKnowing what an SDK is already puts you in the 1% most knowledgeable users
Nah you can’t realistically distribute your app with adb requirement. No one will bother to go through such friction.
Although you are correct, you still don’t have to be a developer to find use in ADB. I’ve used it and I’ve never been interested enough in developing for Android to do more than install the SDK for it once.
Knowing what an SDK is already puts you in the 1% most knowledgeable users