Sure, give preference to the reviewed apps in the store, put a nice badge on it when it's reviewed, add a setting to allow unreviewed apps to install, prevent kids from installing unreviewed apps, etc, but at least let me upload my app when and how I want to.
The point of the app store is to have a centralized AND TRUSTED distribution point for apps of the OS.
People can install non reviewed apps by using non-official app stores. There is good reason most people don't as these are plagued or perceived to be plagued with malware.
Not on iOS
Whether that is good or bad short term or long term can be debated separately, but it is fundamentally a shift of power away from independent developers towards a giant megacorporation. (I personally think app stores are fine but that the public has an interest in preventing any entity from having too much power, so it should be illegal to prevent sideloading.)
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.
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.
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..?
Not sure why you're being downvoted though (judging from the light color of comment) as your comment definitely isn't off topic.