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Android apps can now force Google Play download, effectively blocking sideloading

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Android apps can now force Google Play download, effectively blocking sideloading

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

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Through an updated Google API, Android app developers can now effectively block sideloading and force downloads from the Play Store.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19650358

Through an updated Google API, Android app developers can now effectively block sideloading and force downloads from the Play Store.

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That might be a showstopper and I don’t know anything about AA when it comes to custom roms.

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