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I’m confused, I’ve been using 3rd party app stores on Android for years now?


From the article:

> Google will have to distribute rival third-party app stores *within* Google Play

Right now you have to side-load 3rd party apps.

Also Google must:

> * Stop requiring Google Play Billing for apps distributed on the Google Play Store

> * Let Android developers tell users about other ways to pay from within the Play Store

> * Let Android developers link to ways to download their apps outside of the Play Store

> * Let Android developers set their own prices for apps irrespective of Play Billing


Not as a first class citizen.

* It's only recently you could have unattended updates of applications.

* It was not possible to distribute additional app stores in Google play, third party stores had to utilize sideloading which includes "scary" warning messages

* Googles terms and conditions essentially required the play store be installed by default by vendors.




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