diffusive@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions insteadEnglish
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8 days agoYou are technically (and possibly legally) correct… But the spirit of the law is allowing customers to install what they want on their devices.
This move defuses the responsibility to the developers but EU showed in the past that what they care is the spirit of the law and not the law itself…and they are happy to change the laws to make them more adherent to the spirit
Likely android 7 would not honor (or even be aware) of this new metadata bit. You’ll be fine 🙂