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The play store is not the sole way to distribute apps. You can download the .apk files, or get them by mail, or use another play store that has the same apps.
by enriquto 7y ago
The play store is not the sole way to distribute apps. You can download the .apk files, or get them by mail, or use another play store that has the same apps. The play store is just a repository of some apps.
- lol768 7y agoI believe the Play store is treated 'special' though - F-Droid can't install apps in the same way unless you're rooted and install the priv-app.
- zmmmmm 7y agoOn a phone licensing the Play Store sure. But on a Huawei phone free of those restrictions they can make it use any store they want without any special restrictions. Of course, it becomes a question what that means for security, but still.
- bluGill 7y agoThat seems like a violation of anit-trustlaws. I'm surprised the FSF hasn't pursued this route against google.
- josinalvo 7y agoI did not root my phone yet, and I install apps with f-droid just fine. The only thing I had to do, if I recall correctly, was enabling third party apps instalation
- lol768 7y agoTry it again and watch the process closely. You'll get an additional prompt when you use F-Droid that doesn't appear with the Play store.
- josinalvo 7y agoIndeed there is an extra confirmation step, and it freezes some processes (specifically, those that alter the screen, like red shifters)