> In parallel, Google has rolled out its Play Integrity API, which allows develo... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

		throitallaway 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google restricts Android sideloading > In parallel, Google has rolled out its Play Integrity API, which allows developers to limit app functionality when sideloaded How about Google focuses on proper sandboxing and permissions models? With those in place where an app comes from should not be a concern.

Zak 3 days ago [–]

That change is not for the benefit of the end user; it's for app developers with an adversarial relationship to their users who want to trust the client not to do anything unprofitable.

(And probably game anti-cheat)

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact