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.

  • @TheEighthDoctorEnglish
    2•6 days ago

    But the picture I saw said “get this app from play” not, “get this app from a trusted store”. That to me does not read DRM.

    • @FlowVoidEnglish
      8•6 days ago

      Because the developers want to check whether you got the app from the Play Store.

      If the developers don’t care where you get the app from, then they won’t check.

    • FlaxEnglish
      2•6 days ago

      So you’re saying it should allow for developers to allow exclusive installation from third party stores as well? Like amazon? Fair.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•6 days ago

        But is there anything stopping them from implementing that?

        Afaik this is just a Google play API and the app checks using the API if the current user is licenced or not. Why couldn’t just any other store just do the same thing?

        • @FlowVoidEnglish
          3•6 days ago

          They can. IIRC, Amazon apps would check to make sure the Amazon App Store was still installed. And I’m pretty sure Netflix games stop working when you unsubscribe from Netflix