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Re:Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abu... by tremon on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:37AM (#49198150)
> never understood why that didn't work on the past

AIUI, Android simply didn't support it. The original way for apps to install other apps was via ACTION_INSTALL_PACKAGE, which is a user-visible action. The InstallPackage API did not support silent updates until sdk version 31: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/P...

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