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Google loses app store antitrust appeal, must make sweeping changes to Play Store (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 180 points 2 days ago (13 children)

I feel like I would have agreed with Google had they just argued "This is our private store. We did all the work to build it. We control the rules. If you want to make the Epic Store apk, you can. Sideloading is an absolute possibility. No hacking needed."

I would agree with that.

Instead they argued by Epic charging money without giving google a slice, it compromises users safety and the innovation of the platform.

Fuck

Off.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago (9 children)

But apps outside of their store (such as fdroid) get constantly pinged for malware security scans, and android treats them as second class citizens in a lot of scenarios. It's really frustrating to fight your phone on so many fronts just to use the apps you want.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have many, many apps installed through not-Play Store methods. Haven't really run into any issues with them. Yeah, Android gets a bit picky on initial install, but once you've gone through that process once, it becomes a no-brainer.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Haven’t really run into any issues with them

This has been changed if you're lucky enough to have a recent Android version, but not long ago any gallery app sideloaded from external sources couldn't be set as the system gallery, meaning managing pictures was really annoying because any changes required a pop up confirmation.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Pixel 9 Pro XL on Android 15.

That said, I haven't tried changing the photo gallery app yet.

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