Android apps can now force Google Play download, effectively blocking sideloading

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Android apps can now force Google Play download, effectively blocking sideloading
9to5google.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19650358

Through an updated Google API, Android app developers can now effectively block sideloading and force downloads from the Play Store.

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Fucking hell just when I decided to get my first pixel after leaving Samsung

Pixels have really good custom Roms available.

But what breaks though? I heard android auto is broke with Graphene. AA is a requirement for me

Edit: apparently AA broke on a crap ton of Custom Roms including CalyxOS

That might be a showstopper and I don't know anything about AA when it comes to custom roms.

This isn't just a pixel thing tho?

Yeah but I was thinking about iOS again since I could upgrade phones. If google is going to make android like iOS why stay,...?

Edit: FYI I had a jailbroken Dopamine iPhone