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		samtheprogram 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google restricts Android sideloading Alternative app stores. See Epic v. Google. I’m an Apple user, but above all I value choice. Isn’t the point of Android that it’s an open ecosystem? ADB is arguably worse than what Apple did in the EU for sideloading to abide court orders, and Apple was lambasted.

Zigurd 7 days ago [–]

I'm not a user of them so I can't tell you much about them or if they're all lame, but there are third-party app stores in the Google Play store.

Are there high quality or especially useful apps stores that are not in the Play store.

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