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Google mocks Epic’s proposed reforms to end Android app market monopoly (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Installed Neo Store. It's a joke IMO, for one single reason.

The app starts up and asks me for two permissions. "The app works better without battery optimizations." Alright? I'm not willing to sacrifice battery life for random app updates. I'll check for updates manually, and regularly, thank you.
And: "Please allow notifications if you want notifications." No.

If I want neither of those, there's no way to proceed. I press the back button, it closes the app.

Fastest uninstall ever. 😐

With a lacking thought process like that, I don't trust the store at all because the devs clearly don't have a lot of forethought.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

So...a repo manager asks to notify you of updates, and check for them in the background...and that requires an essay long screed?

FYI I have battery optimizations enabled, and notifications disabled. App works great.

But whatever, I genuinely give no shits if you use it, or don't.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Neither of those permissions should be required for an app store. If someone wants to check for updates manually they should be able to do that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Required means not optional... which both are....

Also, it's not unusual for a repo manager to request the ability to check for background updates, or send notifications....which again, are both optional.