Re:A top-grossing scam on the App Store
by metalliqaz on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @05:35PM
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Android allows side loading and none of that stuff is an issue on Android. It exists, but it's not an issue. You can easily stay in the Play store, but if you choose not to... caveat emptor.
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Re:A top-grossing scam on the App Store
by darepublic on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @10:51PM
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Caveat emptor if you choose to stay on the Play store as well
Android doesn’t allow first class alternative stores.
What makes Amazon app store and f-droid not first class?
No automatic software updates.
With my current android phone, I have deliberately limited what I put on it. I got so sick of update churn.
Together with app owners selling out to malware types, and I see a lack of updates as a blessing.
I want to buy an app version and use that app version until I decide otherwise.
Ideally, when I run an app, inform me there is an update, let me know the benefits, and let me decide if I want to install or not, before or after using the app on this occasion.
A very fair opinion, in just the same way, many iOS users see the single store model to be a feature not a bug.
Re:A top-grossing scam on the App Store
by viraptor on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @12:25AM
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I'd say it's a Google Play and specific deals limitation, not an Android limitation.
On a OnePlus phone I can easily activate root access and install f-droid as root which enables full updates handling.
It’s a limitation that applies to almost all Android users.