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In this case yes. The flaw as I recall was in their updater/launcher. Google play requires that you use Google play for updates > An app distributed via Google
by Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
In this case yes. The flaw as I recall was in their updater/launcher. Google play requires that you use Google play for updates
> An app distributed via Google Play may not modify, replace, or update itself using any method other than Google Play's update mechanism. Likewise, an app may not download executable code
https://play.google.com/about/privacy-security-deception/malicious-behavior/ https://play.google.com/about/privacy-security-deception/mal...
So Epic would of used Google’s update feature and not their own and avoided the issue completely (any update bug would of been Google’s and not Epic’s)
- m-p-3 7y agoThey probably did the math and figured out they could cover the distribution and all for less than the 30% slice of the pie to Google. Hopefully they learned from that flaw.
- Crosseye_Jack 7y agoGoogle's rules on monetization was the reason they decided to distribute outside of the play store.
- scarface74 7y agoAnd from a consumer’s point of view, it also shows why mobile app stores are valuable. I’ll install any random crap on my iOS devices knowing that they can’t do much harm and they have a granular permission system. I’m very careful of what I install on my computer. Even when companies aren’t acting with malicious intent, they can screw up your computer. A Chrome update completely hosed Macs if they had System Integrity Protection turned off. Heck, iTunes had a bug that would erase your hard drive if you had a space in its name.