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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are they talking about the changes that were made that allow a dev to prevent their app from launching if it fails a Play integrity check?

If so I don’t see that as a big deal since it is up to the dev to use it. OSS devs that want to distribute their app via apk download won’t enable it, and anyone distributing cracked apks will just disable that along with whatever other changes they are making.

[–] KingRandomGuy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Some apps only require 'basic' play integrity verification, but now check to see if they're installed via the Play Store. They refuse to run if they're installed via an alternative source.

This has been a problem for GrapheneOS, since some apps filter themselves out of the Play Store search if you don't pass strong play integrity, despite the fact that they don't require it. Luckily Graphene now had a bypass for this.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

From the article it sounds like the limitations come for some app types downloaded directly from a browser. I think this doesn't affect alternate app stores like f-droid where you are effectively delegating approval to their process.

I have come across the other limitations mentioned with the Home Assistant companion app which I could only get matter registration to work with the version downloaded from the Play store.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, but where do you get F-Droid? Or stuff like ReVanced Manager.

Or Epic's stuff. Wasn't Google just now sued for this shit and nobody understood why Google lost and Apple didn't because you can easily sideload on Android.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

I completely agree. Unless Google is forced to install more than one app store by default, or forced to have multiple app stores downloadable on Play Store, three is no realistic way to install a third party app store on a phone. In both cases, Google's cooperation is required.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The article says it only applied to apps requesting certain permissions. I agree I'm an ideal world it would be nice to get f-droid directly from the Play store but at least according to the article the ability to install it isn't being blocked here.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Allowing fdroid from to come from the play store is NOT a solution by any means. Users should have the right to never touch the play store or agree to googles TOS.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

one could argue that installing packages is a dangerous permission

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe for the Singapore thing. For the play integrity thing, it applies to apps from anywhere except the play store directly. I use Aurora to install apps that say "not compatible with your device" for no reason. But a week or two ago ago, they started blocking access and saying I needed to install from the play store.

Fortunately I was able to downgrade and they kept working, but I don't know how long that will last. At some point the server side will change the API.

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you can't use banking apps, or you mean like you cant even use F-Droid FOSS apps at all?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Fortunately I haven't had to do this for anything like my bank app or its multifactor code app, but yeah it would be like that. For apps not published on the play store, they continue working.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

It's funny because one browser I use is downloaded from the browsers website which I then use to install the update to said browser.

Google needs a Luigi.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Eh, if you are still on a Gservices Version of Android you are lost anyway

So I just urge y'all to step back and watch at this clownshow.

[–] dzajew@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

well, it sucks

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