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Unlike Apple’s approach, Google’s one is more fair for both sides. * you don’t need Google to sign every app. You can allow external apks and even keep Play mo
by rock_artist 6y ago
Unlike Apple’s approach, Google’s one is more fair for both sides.
* you don’t need Google to sign every app. You can allow external apks and even keep Play monitoring for malicious apps.
* you can add another App Store.
* the fact you can say a user there’s another purchase way and it is relevant information.
Android feels like a democratic country vs Apple’s meritocracy.
The past few years I’ve switched back to Apple. But I still miss the ability to just compile something and run it without it being expired after a week (Apple’s free developer certs expires after a week)
- dontspeak 6y agoI wonder if these relaxed terms are only meant to lure someone in and lock them into Google's ecosystem. Once, you're locked in, the beast turns against you again
- viktorcode 6y ago> * you don’t need Google to sign every app. You can allow external apks and even keep Play monitoring for malicious apps. They've updated the rules. You will need to sign every app on Play Store with the certificate provided by Google. Just like on App Store.
- saghm 6y agoIf I understand GP's comment correctly, they're referring to the fact that Android lets you install apps directly from the .apk file without needing to get it though the Play store, and you can still have Android scan the app to see if it's known to be malicious if you enable that.
- rock_artist 6y agoYes. but also just running your own compiled code on Apple's iDevice eco-system. You MUST register a namespace (com.mycompany.MyApp) and get a it a certificate from them. For paid - that's 1YR for your app to run. For free - that's 1week for the cert. There's no way running YOUR code on YOUR device without it being signed by Apple (or jailbreaking).
- GeekyBear 6y agoEpic already attempted to transition users away from the Google Play Store. >“After 18 months of operating Fortnite on Android outside of the Google Play Store, we’ve come to a basic realization,” reads Epic’s statement. “Google puts software downloadable outside of Google Play at a disadvantage, through technical and business measures such as scary, repetitive security pop-ups for downloaded and updated software, restrictive manufacturer and carrier agreements and dealings, Google public relations characterizing third party software sources as malware, and new efforts such as Google Play Protect to outright block software obtained outside the Google Play store.” https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/21/21229943/epic-games-fortnite-google-play-store-available-third-party-software https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/21/21229943/epic-games-fortn... Then Epic attempted to cut deals with device makers to preinstall their App Store on devices. >Epic claims that Google forced phone manufacturer OnePlus to break off a deal that would have seen a special Fortnite launcher preinstalled on OnePlus phones — and demanded that another Android phonemaker, LG, abandon any plans to do the same. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-games-oneplus-deal-google-play-store-lawsuit-lg https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-ga...
- gundmc 6y agoThe original blog also talks about getting better support for third-party app store choice which should help with these issues. https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/listening-to-developer-feedback-to.html https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/listening-...
- rkangel 6y agoI am in agreement with remarks elsewhere here that this is being done cynically to be pointed at by lawyers rather than as an actual intention to make third party app-stores better for either users or the app-store operators.
- gundmc 6y agoYou're entitled to that view, but at this point it's nothing more than baseless speculation.