▲ 334 ▼ ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 days ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/android@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Lojcs@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago (2 children) There is an advantage to app stores, they can update apps they installed without user interaction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] joe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago I'd disagree that auto updates are really an advantage, however my point was that the upcoming changes to sideloading apps (which includes a 24 hour wait to enable sideloading) will probably apply to apps installed via third party app stores. I'm basing this on the fact that third party app stores seem to leverage the same mechanism as sideloading apps from other sources, like via the browser. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Auto updates are not always good. They often add enshitification new "features". One example I experienced. I stopped Duolingo from updating for months. Because the update removed the ability to get unlimited energy by joining a classroom. Now that its updated it sucks because I have the stupid energy system and can't just do lessons all I want, I am basically stuck at 2 per day. I can of course, subscribe, to get rid of this limit, but the subscription pricing and even ability feels incredibly obfuscated, which makes me want to now. I want to say its also a bit pricey. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lojcs@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago I didn't say auto updates are always good and they should be enforced, it's just that if you want them you can get them by installing from an app store but not by installing from a browser permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago I'd disagree that auto updates are really an advantage, however my point was that the upcoming changes to sideloading apps (which includes a 24 hour wait to enable sideloading) will probably apply to apps installed via third party app stores. I'm basing this on the fact that third party app stores seem to leverage the same mechanism as sideloading apps from other sources, like via the browser. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Auto updates are not always good. They often add enshitification new "features". One example I experienced. I stopped Duolingo from updating for months. Because the update removed the ability to get unlimited energy by joining a classroom. Now that its updated it sucks because I have the stupid energy system and can't just do lessons all I want, I am basically stuck at 2 per day. I can of course, subscribe, to get rid of this limit, but the subscription pricing and even ability feels incredibly obfuscated, which makes me want to now. I want to say its also a bit pricey. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lojcs@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago I didn't say auto updates are always good and they should be enforced, it's just that if you want them you can get them by installing from an app store but not by installing from a browser permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lojcs@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago I didn't say auto updates are always good and they should be enforced, it's just that if you want them you can get them by installing from an app store but not by installing from a browser permalink fedilink source parent