Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 months agoEpic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phoneswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down16
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minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoIt probably will have to to satisfy anti-monopoly rulings: allow app installation to be as seamless as Play Store (which has root access or similar).
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoNo, that would just require the permisson for the Epic Store to install APKs to be granted out of the box, no need for it to be a system app for that
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoIf the permission is granted, the native/session APK installer still handles every install and update, including its “Do you want to install/update this app?” popup. Only root and system apps can do installs and updates silently.
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minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 months agoI’m on Android 13. The following installation methods are available in Aurora Store, and all except Root produce confirmation popups. Session installer ⚫ Session based installer for bundled/split APKs Recommended, in-built and supports all Android versions Native installer (Deprecated) ⚫ Intent based installer, available on all devices Best suited for devices running below Android 4.4 Root installer 🔘 Shell based installer using root permissions Requires root/superuser privileges, supports all Android versions.
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minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoMakes sense, as the ruling is fairly recent. What do Aurora Store’s options look like to you?
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It probably will have to to satisfy anti-monopoly rulings: allow app installation to be as seamless as Play Store (which has root access or similar).
No, that would just require the permisson for the Epic Store to install APKs to be granted out of the box, no need for it to be a system app for that
If the permission is granted, the native/session APK installer still handles every install and update, including its “Do you want to install/update this app?” popup. Only root and system apps can do installs and updates silently.
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I’m on Android 13. The following installation methods are available in Aurora Store, and all except Root produce confirmation popups.
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Makes sense, as the ruling is fairly recent. What do Aurora Store’s options look like to you?
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