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Re:Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without ... by curtisnewton on Thursday November 13, 2025 @05:53AM (#45913362)
> without requiring Google's authorization for app publication.

funnily enough, I am installing google drive for computers right now (macOS), I had to download a .pkg and basically sideload the app, which is not published on the Apple Store

Why the double standard, dear Google?

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Re:Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without ... by curt15 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @07:31AM (#45914131)
>I had to download a .pkg and basically sideload the app, which is not published on the Apple Store

You mean install the app? The fact that Apple and Google wish to suggest that software from outside their gardens is somehow subnormal doesn't mean other people need to adopt their verbiage.

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Re:Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without ... by tom1337 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @06:00AM (#45913422)
Probably because they require APIs which cannot be used when publishing to the AppStore. The whole Microsoft Office Suite is available in the macOS App Store - but Microsoft Teams must be downloaded from their website and cannot be installed via the AppStore...
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Re:Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without ... by jhasse on Thursday November 13, 2025 @10:08AM (#45915778)
Bad example because that .pkg was probably signed with a developer certificate with approval from Apple - just as would be the case on Android in the future.
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