Re:Total Commander forced to stop letting you install APKs
by oliwarner on Thursday May 19, 2022 @06:21AM
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On further reading, that new API seems to only allow updating apps which also support that new API. There might be a good technical reason for that, but it's a barrier to entry that Google doesn't have as a first party.
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Re:Total Commander forced to stop letting you install APKs
by tgsovlerkhgsel on Friday May 20, 2022 @11:10PM
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I think the apps don't have to explicitly support that specific API, they just have to target a modern Android version. Google technically doesn't have that restriction, but nevertheless imposes the same restriction on the Play store.
(Not saying it's appropriate to impose the "devs must update apps for each Android version" requirement this way.)