You do not need root on android to install a .apk file. I see too many people thinking iOS and Android are on equal starting ground.
Android out of the box is fairly close to jailbroken iOS. Very few things require root.
Android out of the box is fairly close to jailbroken iOS. Very few things require root.
More likely to be iOS apologists looking for a narrative, they try it out and proclaim that it works, but have no intention to actually use their side loaded test app, so they don't even realize it only looked like it worked.