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[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Google allows that though or do they mean access of Google Play via 3rd party apps?

Not that I am saying it might not be necessary to include Google from the start, sets a good precedence and prevents a future where they might go the Apple route.

Just hope both Google and Apple won't restrict opening up to Japanese market only. But who am I kidding, they will.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think this means allowing the listing of third party app stores inside the Google Play Store - so you could search for F-Droid in Google Play for example instead of downloading and installing the .apk manually.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Downloading F-Droid from Google Play kind of defeats the purpose of F-Droid.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can still verify the install even if it went through the play store no? Or are apps on the playstore not signed by the developer?

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're still putting a measure of trust into Google with that, rather than just trusting F-Droid.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're still putting complete trust into Google by using any android that isn't thoroughly de-googled, built from scratch, and installed on a jailbroken phone. They're integrated on the OS level they can do whatever they want.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Lol I do run Android without Google Play Services.

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don’t like that, if I am going through the play store, I only want things that have gone through googles vetting process, flawed though it may be.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 6 points 10 months ago

F-Droid could go through it, the thing that is prohibited is for Google to bar them just because they are a competitor.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

If they didn't open up to anyone else when EU implemented it back in March/April, they won't do it now.