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Re:Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps au... by nulld3v on Thursday May 20, 2021 @06:17AM (#27219377)
On Android apps can download and execute arbitrary code anytime they want. The app doesn't need to have the code built in.
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Re:Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps au... by dTal on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:12AM (#27220122)
They could, but a developer won't design it that way unless they're already trying to sidestep update mechanisms. The point still stands that there's a difference between "I trust the developer now" and "I trust the developer forever".
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Re:Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps au... by londons_explore on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:42AM (#27219872)
Same on iOS in certain circumstances - eg. webviews.
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