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Alternative app that's not encumbered by the Play Store's rules: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ghostsq.commander/
I'm confused, I thought the ability to install apps outside of Play is supported by the OS. In fact there's a permissions dialog that pops up when an app tries to install another app. This is critical functionality for, say, the FDroid app store, as well as the browser, which is how most people would acquire FDroid. Seems like a bad omen.
Alternative app that's not encumbered by the Play Store's rules: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ghostsq.commander/
Its functionality is hindered by Google in that it can not download and install updates in background as Google Play does. One has to root the phone and loose access to banking and SSO apps to get enough permissions for F-Droid. EU anti-competition monkeys should have looked at that a long time ago.
I am curious why Total Commander is the only one that is signaled out? There are thousand apps that are capable of doing this and TC is the only one that Google have an issue with. I feel that there is something more to the story. I read the article and Dev seemingly didn't do anything wrong but yet something fishy going on since Solid Explorer, F-Droid, Firefox, etc does not receive those notice from Google AFAIK.
"Of course the OS allows you to install third-party apps. We totally respect your freedom! Now, you'll have to install those with a third party installer, which aren't allowed on the Play store. And any app that would allow you to download and install the third party installer also isn't allowed."
A file manager which opens files should be allowed to open APK files.
That's why it's called google play, because it's where google plays with all of us.
I am curious why Total Commander is the only one that is signaled out? There are thousand apps that are capable of doing this and TC is the only one that Google have an issue with. I feel that there is something more to the story. I read the article and Dev seemingly didn't do anything wrong but yet something fishy going on since Solid Explorer, F-Droid, Firefox, etc does not receive those notice from Google AFAIK.
Alternative app that's not encumbered by the Play Store's rules: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ghostsq.commander/
Its functionality is hindered by Google in that it can not download and install updates in background as Google Play does. One has to root the phone and loose access to banking and SSO apps to get enough permissions for F-Droid. EU anti-competition monkeys should have looked at that a long time ago.
A nice unexpected benefit has been that Insular does background installations and updates of APKs. When I click "update" in f-droid, I now choose Insular as the handler and it happens in the background. It's much more reliable than however f-droid does it internally.