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jalapeno_popper561 ,

No better time than now to degoogle your life.

sorghum ,
@sorghum@sh.itjust.works avatar

time to demand apps in other repositories. Bonus if it’s f-droid compatible

chottomatte ,
@chottomatte@lemdro.id avatar

Some paid apps actually prevents the user from using it if it’s not paid from Google play

Clent ,

Are you suggesting such an app can be purchased outside Google play but not used?

Having an app check a license server isn’t exactly new. Google play is simply a third party license server.

themachine ,

Well that’s an easy fix. I just won’t use those apps.

Nawor3565 ,

Aw shit, it says this is supposed to detect when an app’s binary has been tampered with… That means it’s probably gonna be used to block stuff like ReVanced. I hope they can find a way around this that doesn’t require root.

altima_neo ,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Nah, revanced will just patch that out too!

Vakbrain , (edited )
@Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I guess Revanced would eventually have a patch to skip this check. It can already spoof the client and such, why not this as well. I hope so

Zak ,
@Zak@lemmy.world avatar

The whole tech world saw Microsoft Palladium as a nightmare scenario, but was quiet ten years later when Apple and Google did the same thing to our phones. That was a mistake.

archchan ,

Google Play IS my “sideloading” app repository.

HotsauceHurricane ,

BOOOOO!

YOUR DECISIONS ARE BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD.

google, not op

cleverusername ,
@cleverusername@lemm.ee avatar

What if I sideload purely to downgrade a bugged app? Just seems like yet another kick in the teeth by Google.

Chozo , (edited )

Google's only providing the option, it's up to individual devs to enable it on their app. If the app developer has chosen to block sideloading, then they probably have a reason for going out of their way to do so. Whatever you find that reason to be should inform your decision whether or not to continue using their app.

doctortran ,

Their reasons means nothing. It’s my device. I shouldn’t have to worry about an application installed on my device being policed because the developer got a hair up their ass about people downgrading.

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