Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions insteadEnglish
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7 days agoKinda. It might be 3rd parties using it but it is 100% an API designed by Google to keep apps on Google Play.
Never ask a company to pick between the right thing and profit. It was all a matter of time till Google needed to stop growing and start producing profit for investors.
To make it worse the Pixel 9 starts at $800 just like iPhone. So if you’re buying Android you don’t really save money over an iPhone like you used to.