12mo ago

Play Store could soon handle updates for sideloaded apps (APK teardown)

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Google is working on a change that may let users install updates for sideloaded apps right from the Play Store.

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12mo ago

Play Store could soon handle updates for sideloaded apps (APK teardown)

www.androidauthority.com /play-store-update-permission-apk-3466169/

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12mo ago

Play Store could soon handle updates for sideloaded apps (APK teardown)

www.androidauthority.com /play-store-update-permission-apk-3466169/

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No You don't get to touch those
- Right?
  That's like asking the fuckin' cops for shrooms.
i do not trust this at all. just let me disable it.
- Just don't update the app from Play Store, it's not automatic, you have to chose to change its source to the Play store
how about no
On the app listing, you’ll also see a new “Update from Play” button that will switch the update ownership from the original source to the Play Store.
It's not automatic, you have to chose to update the side loaded app from Play store, if available.
I nixed the Play store and its related gpservices. Google doesn't own my phone, and they can stay the hell away from from my ~~sideloaded~~ manually installed apps.
Really wish there was a real third OS choice. Hilarious that Apple (by force) is having to open up their platform to third-party stores. Meanwhile Google is continuing their enshittification of the entire platform full steam ahead. At this point, Samsung, bring back Tizen, or....someone do anything.
I really wonder how this is going to work, there are odd scenarios like the offline Wiki app Kiwix. If you install it from the Play Store, it can't see your filesystem and you can only download wiki images in the app itself and they live in the container directory with their own user:group assigned by the app. (One is also not even allowed to modify the user:group on files even via ADB anymore without root, so copying a sideload into the app container directory still won't work, as the app won't "see" it.)
If you sideload from the Kiwix web site, the app is then allowed to have access to what remnants of the filesystem apps are still allowed to see, and you can just copy the 100GB wiki file to your phone over USB and access it in the app.
If the app is then updated in the Play Store, will it inherit the neutered permissions of the Play Store variant and suddenly not see your wiki images?
- Did you not see the news about Autoblocker being enabled by default on Oneui 6.1.1 blocking sideloading of apk files by default.
  
  Only on new phones that ship with 6.1.1, so your existing phone won't change this setting with the update. There's also a page during the OOBE setup with a toggle for this block where you can simply tap to disable it before proceeding.
Can we allow unintended installation for third party AppStore’s like fdroid and aurora tho
- If you mean unattended, they already do since Android 12.
  Apps do need to implement the functionality manually, but it seems pretty simple.
  Looks like Aurora already has, it just updated Discord for me while my phone was off.
- It's already a feature since android 12 like the other user said. Try droidify if fdroid doesn't do background updates for you.
I think it's already available. I was able to update a sideloaded app via the play store just the other day. (Blackmagic camera, since officially the play store says it's incompatible with my device. It wouldn't let me install it, but it was happy to update it.)
Is this an effect of Epic winning that lawsuit against Google and wanting them to provide access from third-party app stores? Or is just typical Google fuckery?
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