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It has.

• detaro 3y ago
  No it hasn't. Play store is still utterly dominant, and very very very few apps are only available through other channels (I couldn't name any, but there probably are some open-source ones on F-Droid that didn't want to bother with the Google processes, and maybe some vendor has some exclusive apps on their store?). Side-loading is very much a niche thing.
  • rrdharan 3y ago
    https://www.tomsguide.com/news/hackers-have-developed-a-clever-new-way-to-add-malware-to-android-apps https://www.tomsguide.com/news/hackers-have-developed-a-clev... https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2019/07/be-careful-about-sideloading-popular-android-apps-unless-you-like-malware/ https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2019/07/be-careful-about-sidel... Yes it’s niche but it can be, and is, abused as a vector for this kind of stuff…
  • bandrami 3y ago
    There used to be a significant enterprise "Bespoke iOS app for inventory management/POS" market but I think that pretty much all migrated to Android in the past few years.