Oh wow, Epic Games is pulling Fortnite and its other games from the Samsung Galaxy Store in protest of the Auto Blocker change I first reported on earlier this week.
I should note that the pop-up in One UI 6.1.1 already tells you how to turn off Auto Blocker. Plus, sideloading is technically already disallowed by default in Android.
However, Sweeney and Epic have been fighting against what they call "nag" screens and any extra hurdles to sideloading, so I can see why they'd take this stance.
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