GrapheneOS on Nostr: A growing number of apps are using the Play Integrity API to enforce installation ...
A growing number of apps are using the Play Integrity API to enforce installation from the Play Store. This is clearly highly illegal anti-competitive behavior. It doesn't impact GrapheneOS users installing apps with the sandboxed Play Store but does impact other install sources.
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2025-05-23 00:52:11Event JSON
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