Comment on Google to pay $700 million in case over whether its app store is an illegal monopoly
blunderworld@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Just try getting a popular app anywhere else. There are options of course, but they require a working knowledge of APKs and other technical concepts which many casual users may not be familiar with. Even once you get them installed, these apps often don’t work without play services, and – depending on the source – can be less secure.
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 10 months ago
dantheclamman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
F-droid is awesome, but I don’t think it will ever be mass market
TseseJuer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
hello sundar had no idea you were on lemmy
blunderworld@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
???
Are you trying to imply my comment is somehow pro-google?
TseseJuer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
don’t you have some shareholder knob to polish? see ya later sundar!
blunderworld@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Okay weirdo, whatever you say
Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
My phone can install APKs out of the box. XAPKs need a separate installer though, but that is a one time problem. Many APKs even get recognised by the playstore which made it easier to update it.
My device either isn’t verified or in some way geolocked for some apps so I had to get APKs of them to use those apps and I never had a problem with that.
LDerJim@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Uhm. This is not true. They don’t require working knowledge of apks and Android walks you through the process of installing via Unknown Sources.
Try installing packages from outside iOS…
blunderworld@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I don’t use iOS and have only been able to install many popular apps through APKs sourced from other sites like github and apkpure.
Ill admit I don’t know much about side loading but I think that only supports my original point that the average user isnt aware of less intuitive alternatives to the play store.
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Let me introduce you to []!fdroid@lemmy.ml
blunderworld@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I’m vaguely familiar with fdroid, but thanks for linking. My understanding is that fdroid doesnt support automatic updates, though I might be wrong. I use obtainium instead.
Amazon store is indeed another option. Personally my issue with the Google play store is the sketchiness of the company though, so Amazon isn’t a good alternative for people like myself.
Nima@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m sure this isn’t the right place to ask this, but does anyone have a website they use for apks that is pretty solid?
I’m trying to de-google my life and the play store is the last holdover for me. I already use F-droid but that is more for open source software.
apologies if this was the wrong place to ask.