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Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities (androidauthority.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oh I see someone already made a post. I can't see how this is enforceable except for highly modifying the OS. It would have to be enforced at the device level correct,?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It'll be part of Google Play "Protect", part of "gapps" not AOSP. Manufacturers have to ship all of gapps or none. Its not clear if this will block installs/updates, add a nag screen occasionally or fully block running these apps/disable them.

    This is the equivalent of Apples Notarization which they just used to block apps after the EU told them to allow users to install apps.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    So disable play protect and this goes away

    Edit: I do want to add that I HOPE this is what is needed to bypass this... If they block my modded and github APKs I'm going to go fucking nuclear

    EDIT: further research shows this will not be based on play protect but will be implemented in the APK itself. I hope this shit can be patched out because you know Google is doing to do this with YouTube to kill revanced

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    So disable play protect and this goes away

    You'll probably have to disable Play Store for it to go away, Turning off Play Protect isn't very effective anyway. Even with it off it has still disabled apps automatically and warned me. I disabled Play Store and the behavior went away.

    EDIT: further research shows this will not be based on play protect but will be implemented in the APK itself. I hope this shit can be patched out because you know Google is doing to do this with YouTube to kill revanced

    I think you might be confusing this with App Integrity which Google offers to developers to include in their apps, this change is to prevent people from installing their own apps, likely with a dialogue to interrupt it. Play Protect can already interrupt installations asking you to agree or not. That's in all likelihood the mechanic they'll use to enforce this.

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