[mdouglass]

As a user and a mobile game developer, please no.

I want the safety and uniformity of knowing that have gone through the review process. If it not mandatory, no one will do it and I will lose the protection I have now.

[pier25]

> I want the safety and uniformity of knowing that have gone through the review process

Like I said you could choose to install only reviewed apps.

90% of the apps I install on macOS are not reviewed by Apple and after 12 years that has never been a problem for me.

> If it not mandatory, no one will do it and I will lose the protection I have now.

If users prefer Apple-approved apps then the dev market would shift towards that.

[mdouglass]

No because the average user doesn’t know they care. They’ll just blindly install whatever and I lose the protection and safety that Apple provide.

[eitland]

For Android, this is how I would approach it if I had to do it starting now:

Add a checkbox to show apps tjat aren't approved yet.

Make it default off. Turn it off every time you leave the Play store app.

Disable it for people under 18.

If a user still wants to install the app point out the app isn't approved yet and ask for password.

There, problem solved..?

[jjwhitaker]

It'll got the same route as grandma installing malware. It doesn't matter if credentials are needed unless it creates a real barrier.

[pier25]

On macOS the vast majority of users still install apps outside the Mac App Store and this hasn't really been a problem.