FlowVoid@lemmy.worldtoAndroid@lemmy.world•Android apps can now force Google Play download, effectively blocking sideloadingEnglish
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2 months agoBecause the developers want to check whether you got the app from the Play Store.
If the developers don’t care where you get the app from, then they won’t check.
They can. IIRC, Amazon apps would check to make sure the Amazon App Store was still installed. And I’m pretty sure Netflix games stop working when you unsubscribe from Netflix