I agree. But it's at least worth noting that Google has taken steps towards blocking this as well, and it will likely be fully blocked in a future release of An

I agree. But it's at least worth noting that Google has taken steps towards blocking this as well, and it will likely be fully blocked in a future release of Android. From what I understand, it's partially to protect apps from themselves rather than the OS from apps, however. Additionally, it breaks legitimate apps like Termux, which many Android users see as a major regression. I personally think it's just another example of Apple-ish security theater, but Google has been known to copy some unfortunate things from Apple in attempt to mirror their success (see also: headphone jack, SafetyNet). Regardless, it goes to show that Android security is still evolving and the referenced 2020 article likely doesn't reflect the current state of things.