• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    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
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      1 month ago

      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.

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        30 days ago

        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.

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          29 days ago

          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.

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    1 month ago

    Fuck epic, but good for indie app developers who would otherwise have to hand over blood money to apple and Google

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    1 month ago

    Bizarre ruling. There are plenty of other ways to get apps on an Android phone. Amazon even had an App Store for a while.