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Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge (www.theverge.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

automatic updates

Not sure, but I generally disable them in any store I use anyway, because I like to be in control. So I'm not sure if it's a technical limitation or a technical choice.

So it's quite possible Google Play has elevated permissions to apply automatic updates. That said, I use GrapheneOS (on a Google Pixel device), so the Play store doesn't have those elevated permissions (I only use it for a couple apps on a separate profile), so I think it's not allowed to do automatic updates on my device as well.