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Android apps can now block sideloading and force downloads through Google Play Store
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<blockquote data-quote="Ashish1+1" data-source="post: 1101729" data-attributes="member: 57344"><p>Google lists <a href="http://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview" target="_blank">how this API works in full</a> on its developer website, giving a concise break-down of how it processes information and determines what's genuine and what isn't. Google has already implemented ways to <a href="https://www.androidpolice.com/google-play-store-sideloaded-update/" target="_blank">move users from sideloaded to official ones</a> and this is naturally just going to progress even further as time goes on. And as this feature and other security features progress, it's going to slowly close the window even more on the customization that Android used to be known for. But it's clear that Google is ready to move forward, shedding its old skin, as Android is no longer an OS for tinkerers and is now aimed at capturing the mass market.</p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.androidpolice.com/google-making-it-easier-detect-block-sideloading/" target="_blank">Google is making it easier for Android apps to detect and block sideloading</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ashish1+1, post: 1101729, member: 57344"] Google lists [URL='http://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity/overview']how this API works in full[/URL] on its developer website, giving a concise break-down of how it processes information and determines what's genuine and what isn't. Google has already implemented ways to [URL='https://www.androidpolice.com/google-play-store-sideloaded-update/']move users from sideloaded to official ones[/URL] and this is naturally just going to progress even further as time goes on. And as this feature and other security features progress, it's going to slowly close the window even more on the customization that Android used to be known for. But it's clear that Google is ready to move forward, shedding its old skin, as Android is no longer an OS for tinkerers and is now aimed at capturing the mass market. Source: [URL="https://www.androidpolice.com/google-making-it-easier-detect-block-sideloading/"]Google is making it easier for Android apps to detect and block sideloading[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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