Guys this is huge
ID/age verification for apps is being built so only google signed and integrity verified apps can run, that would prevent any age verified apps running on non-official android OS like graphene.
This will have to change when apps are coming from any random app store and can no longer use these google attestation services
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 day ago
If you were OOTL and confused af, here is a paragraph that makes it easier to understand:
masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
This judge actually fully understand how companies abuse two sided marketplaces and is thus forcing Google to open up both sides of the market place to competition. Both forcing Google to host new app stores inside the Play store so that they’re visible to consumers, and forcing Google to allow those app stores to distribute the Google Play apps so that the app stores aren’t crippled by a lack of developers.
This is a way way way bigger win than I could ever have hoped for.
scintilla@beehaw.org 23 hours ago
That’s actually fucking crazy for an american judge. Hope it actually happens.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 22 hours ago
Yeah, remember how big of a stink Internet Explorer on Windows was in the 90s? Imagine if Internet Explorer blocked you from downloading other browsers. That’s basically what Google Play Store has been doing. Why it’s taken this long to get fixed is beyond me, but I’m glad it’s happening.
Hits the griddy with Thanos or something, idk, I don’t play Fortnite.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 19 hours ago
so not ‘never’