• @accideath
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    46 days ago

    No, but you can download the APKs anyways. Which is most likely exactly why this is being implemented. I doubt many developers of free apps are going to turn this feature on.

    • @[email protected]
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      16 days ago

      Yes they will. This tool would force users to always use the Play Store which would increase the download count on their app, which would help its ranking in the Play Store. Every last single developer is incentivized to use this.

      • @accideath
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        16 days ago

        On the other hand though, the amount of people who sideload free apps is very small because that’s only really interesting for people with degoogled smartphones.