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[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Play store needs an overhaul in general. It's pretty bad rn

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I try to avoid it as much as I can, the amount of ads and pop-ups make me feel so yucky.

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Even the notifications are just ads and spam.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It is annoying that my package manager has ads in when almost every other part of my phone doesn't. Wasn't there some recent legal ruling forcing Google to allow third party app stores the right to distribute Play Store apps or something like that? I know we've got Aurora but I feel they're always one step away from being banned by Google.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

google should allow third party app stores, I believe, but I'm fairly certain that doesn't mean the play store's exact content may be served by others.

I would use Aurora more, but some apps (such as whatsapp) simply don't seem to work when installed through there.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Google will additionally have to carry third-party app stores on Google Play and permit those competing app stores to have access to Google Play’s catalog of apps unless they opt out.

The court-ordered changes are limited to the U.S. and run for three years, through 2029.

Looks like it's part of the same legal case, USA only though so I doubt much will come of it

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh, neat. I hadn't caught that.

Shame if it were to remain US only, but it's another foot in the door at least.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 3 hours ago

Yeah it would be nice if anything does come out of it but I'm not expecting much