Friday 26 April 2013
Google bans non-Play store app updates
Posted on 23:47 by Maria Scott
Mess with Google, and Google will mess with you. Google caught Facebook updating its Android app without using the Google Play
store update mechanism. Google closed the loophole in its terms and
conditions, and now no Android app will be upgradeable without access to
the Google Play store.
The Google Play store terms and
conditions read, “An app downloaded from Google Play may not modify,
replace or update its own APK binary code using any method other than
Google Play's update mechanism.”
Facebook says that it was only pushing
out the update to users that allowed non-Play store downloads to their
phones. This worked under the old terms and conditions but now Facebook
and any other app will only be able to send updates through the Google
Play store.
It is good that Google is tightening the
lid on their app update policy. This will help keep malicious content
out of users’ devices especially those that do not download apps from
the Play store. Are you wondering what will happen to all those Android
devices available in the market that don’t allow access to the Play
store?
Well, the policy is only aimed at
updating apps and not at side loading apps. So fear not. If you are one
who installs .APK files on your Android smartphone/tablet, you can
continue to do so. Just don’t expect to receive any updates on those
apps, but instead, you’ll have to download the new version APKs.
Source: http://www.thinkdigit.com/Apps/Google-bans-non-Play-store-app-updates_14400.html
Source: http://www.thinkdigit.com/Apps/Google-bans-non-Play-store-app-updates_14400.html
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