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Is there an alternative app store on Android? We should maybe lobby to make this Apple Google duopoly illegal. In my opinion those companies make crazy money by

Is there an alternative app store on Android? We should maybe lobby to make this Apple Google duopoly illegal. In my opinion those companies make crazy money by gatekeeping phones and spying.

heavyset_go 6y ago
There are, but Google put limitations in Android so that third parties can't implement all of the features the Play Store has. You can't implement automatic upgrades, background installation, or the batch installs that the Play Store provides.
- izacus 6y ago
  That's not true at all - Samsung, Huawei and other stores have the same feature set as Play store.
  - MereInterest 6y ago
    Is that because users are free to install a different store, or because manufacturers are able to implement their own specially-privileged store as well?
  - wmf 6y ago
    I think the distinction is not Google vs. others but preinstalled (can do everything) vs. sideloaded (e.g. Epic/Amazon, can't do background install/update).
    - izacus 6y ago
      Exactly - the store needs to be a privileged app. Unfortunately that will be fixed only in next iteration of Android :/
      - jokowueu 6y ago
        Next iteration ?! Do you have any sources . Thank you