Google is working on a change that may let users install updates for sideloaded apps right from the Play Store.

Google is working on a change that may let users install updates for sideloaded apps right from the Play Store.

    • Virkkunen@fedia.io
      5·
      2 years ago

      Just don’t update the app from Play Store, it’s not automatic, you have to chose to change its source to the Play store

  • Virkkunen@fedia.io
    25·
    2 years ago

    On the app listing, you’ll also see a new “Update from Play” button that will switch the update ownership from the original source to the Play Store.

    It’s not automatic, you have to chose to update the side loaded app from Play store, if available.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
    181·
    2 years ago

    I nixed the Play store and its related gpservices. Google doesn’t own my phone, and they can stay the hell away from from my sideloaded manually installed apps.

    • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Did you not see the news about Autoblocker being enabled by default on Oneui 6.1.1 blocking sideloading of apk files by default.

      • Virkkunen@fedia.io
        2·
        2 years ago

        Only on new phones that ship with 6.1.1, so your existing phone won’t change this setting with the update. There’s also a page during the OOBE setup with a toggle for this block where you can simply tap to disable it before proceeding.

        • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          But, the precedent is there. Samsung is not pro sideloading or custom ROMs. In fact tizenOS was more locked down than android.

  • skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    111·
    2 years ago

    Can we allow unintended installation for third party AppStore’s like fdroid and aurora tho

    • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      If you mean unattended, they already do since Android 12.

      Apps do need to implement the functionality manually, but it seems pretty simple.

      Looks like Aurora already has, it just updated Discord for me while my phone was off.

        • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          It’s not. I am on GrapheneOS though, also Android 14, but I don’t think that should make a difference here.

          Maybe the flavour of Android you’re running decided to do things a bit differently? I honestly don’t know

          • Virkkunen@fedia.io
            1·
            2 years ago

            I think it depends on the app though. I use obtainium and it can download and update Firefox Nightly without any input from me, but for Mastodon I need to manually download and install it

              • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                2·
                2 years ago

                hmm that’s weird.

                i was wondering what’s up with that, so i took a look at the source code of aurora, and it seems they don’t even call the requireUserAction thing that’s supposed to disable the prompt. As far as I can tell it should just always require the prompt the way the app is built now. Wonder why it doesn’t do it for me then.

    • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      It’s already a feature since android 12 like the other user said. Try droidify if fdroid doesn’t do background updates for you.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    I think it’s already available. I was able to update a sideloaded app via the play store just the other day. (Blackmagic camera, since officially the play store says it’s incompatible with my device. It wouldn’t let me install it, but it was happy to update it.)