DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro

Re:DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro by hashtag-til on Monday September 25, 2023 @04:58PM (#37650496)

I don’t have any of these, but is the software some apk you download, and at that point can’t that be inspected?

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Re:DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro by spankalee on Monday September 25, 2023 @05:23PM (#37650851)

Who inspects APKs?

The Play Store has all kind of automated and manual processes to detect malware and vulnerabilities. It's why I don't enable side-loading on my phone.

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Re:DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro by mcsniff on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:59PM (#37653364)

Please tell me you're joking or missing the sarcasm tag.

The Play Store is notorious for allowing absolute garbage apps in, regardless of the "risks" of sideloading.

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Re:DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro by palata on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @01:19AM (#37654764)

That's not incompatible. They do a lot for security, even if malware still manages to get there. One would assume that the most popular apps get more attention.

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Re:DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro by cheesemayo on Monday September 25, 2023 @07:41PM (#37652299)

The APK is a thin shell that downloads even more code to execute, from the internet. So, what you download and inspect isn't what's executed, and what you execute now might be different in 5 minutes.

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Re:DJI announces the sub-250 gram drone mini 4 pro by hashtag-til on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @06:23PM (#37682229)

Ok understood. That was the context I was missing. Thanks

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