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> Aptoide said the Android antivirus program, Google Play Protect, was nudging users through a notification to uninstall the app store from their devices, warni
by simfoo 8y ago
> Aptoide said the Android antivirus program, Google Play Protect, was nudging users through a notification to uninstall the app store from their devices, warning them the program could download harmful apps. For those that choose to keep Aptoide despite the warning, the app store no longer functions and can’t install apps, the company said.
I'd be pissed as well
- izacus 8y agoThe part of the context that's missing is the fact that Aptoide is one of the main channels for distribution of cracked and pirated Android apps.
- joelhaasnoot 8y agoAnd with that nobody knows what you're actually getting...
- lagadu 8y agoConsidering how often we see news about malware being distributed on the Playstore, that comment is also true for it.
- bfuller 8y agoI used aptoide to download morpheusTV. I'll gladly share my data for a slick netflix style interface that allows me to pirate any media I want. Trade off works for me.
- Sir_Substance 8y agoIt's also the primary source of common free apps that only publish on the app store for people that run android phones without google accounts. It still boggles my mind that organizations like keybase and protonmail refuse to shove an APK on an S3 bucket somewhere, it makes me feel like they don't really understand their audiences that well... Anyway, for closed source free apps, aptoide has my back.
- hadrien01 8y agoI use Yalp, it's an open-source front for Google Play
- arendtio 8y agoF-Droid [1] might be another good option for Keybase and Protonmail. F-Droid offers APK download from their website but also an app which reminds you of updates or installs them automatically if you had an extra permission extension and enabled the feature. [1]: https://f-droid.org https://f-droid.org
- dcbadacd 8y agoF-Droid is a bad option because they're super-slow with packaging and updates.
- jake_the_third 8y agoF-Droid is a good option because they put users before developers.
- krageon 8y agoThey don't have the expertise or the manpower to fix their build system. That means it's not really feasible to use it to distribute your apk, unless it can be months out of date without any problems (such as your users complaining constantly, or things breaking, or a known exploit remaining in the client because it's impossible to push out a fix).
- jeroenhd 8y agoYou can host your own repository if you so wish and have users download the app from the standard F-Droid app, similar to the many PPAs available for Ubuntu. You end up having complete control over your APK distribution and users can receive updates through F-Droid. F-droid certainly isn't perfect, but it's the best Play Store alternative I've seen.