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>it isn’t super easy In settings, enable "allow installation of apps from unknown sources". Then download the .apk file from your web browser / dropbox / whate

>it isn’t super easy In settings, enable "allow installation of apps from unknown sources". Then download the .apk file from your web browser / dropbox / whatever, and tap to install. It's literally a single-setting toggle to let you install any apk from anywhere. >Google quietly removing HK-protest related apps Like what? The app that Apple removed is alive and well in the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=live.hkmap.app&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=live.hkmap.app...

dan-robertson 7y ago
Example here: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/10/revolution-times-hong-kong-protester-role-playing-game-suspended-google-play-store https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/10/revolution-times-hong-... Though I concede that this app is more objectively pro-protestor (rather than general public safety) and the statements from google feel more like generic policy than obvious bowing to pressure.
- vatueil 7y ago
  Apparently it was removed because it included in-app purchases and there's a rule against profiting off of tragedies: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-google/google-pulls-hong-kong-protester-role-playing-app-idUSKBN1WP2E6 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-google/... > A Google spokesman said that “The Revolution Of Our Times” app, which lets users role-play as Hong Kong protesters, violated a long-standing policy “prohibiting developers from capitalizing on sensitive events, such as attempting to make money from serious ongoing conflicts or tragedies through a game”. I guess if they remove the IAPs it would be okay?