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Google deleted an open source app I love (install from F-Droid) for being "Fake" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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[–] WolfhunterGer@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

KDE Connect is also available through Google Play and most likely signed with a different key as the F-Droid Version. Since Play Protect checks the App signatures, it probably detected this discrepancy and determined the App was fake. Not really an Assholedesign as this is a valid concern if a normal user downloads an app from the internet.

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It could just ask before removing shit. Remove the permissions, freeze the app, prompt the user to confirm they meant to install it from somewhere other than the playstore. Hell, since it can detect F-Droid is installed, maybe use some context clues and ask the user to confirm this app was installed from there?

More importantly, can you tell it to ignore certain apps? I don't know, I've had Play Protect turned off forever. If not, that's absolutely asshole design.

[–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

More importantly, can you tell it to ignore certain apps?

Yes, but it stops ignoring them after a while