Android’s proposed ADB fix could break the tools that make Android usable without root (kitsumed.github.io)
The proposed ADB change answers a real security concern, but it treats on-device debugging as collateral damage. The author argues that an app cannot silently create the necessary ADB session: the user must already enable debugging and complete pairing or approve a prompt.
HN split between people who see a long-overdue hardening and people who see another capability disappearing from a nominally open OS.
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