Do you think Android will one day become so restrictive that sideloading (installing apps outside of Playstore) will become extremely limited, or completely banned?

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What other phones besides pixel, has an open boot loader?

I know at least some Xiaomi phones do. At least both of the ones I've had in the past were pretty painless to flash.

Good question. I believe OnePlus (or at least they used to), but I'm not sure.

I am using an OnePlus 8T and can confirm that, even if the bootloader does not come unlocked by default, it is very easy to unlock and flash and can also very easily go back (backup is needed because locking back will wipe the phone). Done myself.