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Even Fortnite gave up on the standalone install, we don't need to speculate, we know this method doesn't scale from past experience. The only apps I know which
by realusername 3y ago
Even Fortnite gave up on the standalone install, we don't need to speculate, we know this method doesn't scale from past experience.
The only apps I know which are exclusively distributed this way are stuff banned from the store or developer tools.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoF-Droid and all the apps there.
- realusername 3y agoAs much as I love F-Droid, I'll put it firmly into the developer community as well.
- fwn 3y agoWe all know that sideloading is a well-established method used by millions of people to gain access to software that is not available on the dominant stores. I didn't think branding them as developers would change anything.
- realusername 3y agoDo we? Which common app is exclusively distributed though a standalone install and used by millions? I can't think of a single example which would validate that.
- shortsunblack 3y agoPorn apps, gambling apps.
- realusername 3y agoIsn't that part of the "stuff banned from the store or developer tools" which I said before though? Specifically the banned stuff. Nobody which has a real choice seems to distribute this way despite lots of potential gains avoiding the Google tax.