Guys this is huge
ID/age verification for apps is being built so only google signed and integrity verified apps can run, that would prevent any age verified apps running on non-official android OS like graphene.
This will have to change when apps are coming from any random app store and can no longer use these google attestation services
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I feel like I would have agreed with Google had they just argued “This is our private store. We did all the work to build it. We control the rules. If you want to make the Epic Store apk, you can. Sideloading is an absolute possibility. No hacking needed.”
I would agree with that.
Instead they argued by Epic charging money without giving google a slice, it compromises users safety and the innovation of the platform.
Fuck
Off.
iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
But apps outside of their store (such as fdroid) get constantly pinged for malware security scans, and android treats them as second class citizens in a lot of scenarios. It’s really frustrating to fight your phone on so many fronts just to use the apps you want.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I have many, many apps installed through not-Play Store methods. Haven’t really run into any issues with them. Yeah, Android gets a bit picky on initial install, but once you’ve gone through that process once, it becomes a no-brainer.
Mjpasta710@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Apple iOS users outside of the EU are familiar with this too.
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Does this still happen? I use fdroid and it’s not only more reliable than the play store, Ive never seen a malware warning or anything.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 weeks ago
on the 2023 trial:
arararagi@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Real, I actually had to turn off google play protect to install a third party app because of how sensitive it was.