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Re:Apple gave me the Hey treatment back in 2014 by solarkraft on Friday June 19, 2020 @02:19AM (#23571553)
> it would still be crippled on modern versions of Android, because it would not be able to receive push notifications

My understanding is that this is not an effect of side loading, but an app not using Google Cloud Messaging, which is not available when play services are not installed.

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Re:Apple gave me the Hey treatment back in 2014 by tolpp on Friday June 19, 2020 @03:15AM (#23571905)
Yeah, that's true.

Anyone can distribute their Andrioid app using their desired way. Even via web site. Exmple: https://signal.org/android/apk/

Sending push messages to Android phone using Firebase Cloud Messaging(FCM, formerly GCM) requires "Google Play Services" installed on that Android device. Google Play Services is not depends on Google Play Store and is not requires that applications using Play Services should installed by Play Store.

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