Does this affect fdroid?
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xkforce@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wasnt there an issue where certain devs’ accounts were compromised and malware was being distributed?
wallmenis@lemmy.one 8 months ago
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xkforce@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wasnt there an issue where certain devs’ accounts were compromised and malware was being distributed?
Does this affect fdroid?
deweydecibel@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So basically, if there’s any app where the developer releases a Play Store version, but also has a separate non-Play Store version with added functionality that goes against the Play Store’s ToS, Play Protect is going to straight remove it from your device?
Not flag it or remove permissions or freeze it, just straight remove it.
So for example, the Private Internet Access VPN app has a play store version without the ad and tracker blocking functionality because that goes against the Play Store TOS. But you can get the full version with the ad blockers as an APK from the official website.
Is Play Protect gonna boot that, too?
SatyrSack@lemmy.one 8 months ago
I’m sure Google will kill off Play Protect soon anyway.
10EXP@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Your name gives me PTSD of the times I’ve lost Hades speedruns to bad sack RNG.
SatyrSack@lemmy.one 8 months ago
You told me last month
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
I don’t believe that play protect actually scans or does anything to an apk that isn’t installed through Google play, but you do have the option to turn it off through the Google play store settings.
DarkThoughts@kbin.social 8 months ago
What?
I have the play store version of Mullvad and it has ad & tracking blocker functionality.
SaltySalamander@kbin.social 8 months ago
Yet there are straight up ad blockers on the Play store.