Google to Facebook: We Still Own Android!
Over the last few days, Facebook has sent several modifications to its Home "uber-app" directly to users' phones, rather than through the Google Play store; but with a few clicks of the keyboard, Google has said no more.
Over the last few days, Facebook has sent several modifications to its Home “uber-app” directly to users’ phones, rather than through the Google Play store; but with a few clicks of the keyboard, Google has said no more.
The company added to its developer agreement a clause banning apps from updating through any mechanism other than through Google Play.
“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,” the new language says.
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