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Google mocks Epic’s proposed reforms to end Android app market monopoly
(arstechnica.com)
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Huh. That’s a weird restriction that definitely gives credence to their case
Are accessibility services only part of Google Play and not AOSP…?
Edit: FalseMyrmidon pointed out an article about the restriction below
https://www.androidpolice.com/android-13-blocks-accessibility-services-sideloaded-apps/
Which states it’s only for side loaded applications, not for applications downloaded through a separate app store, so this wouldn’t affect Epic
Things like screen reader access have huge potential uses by malware. Generally it should not be trivial for a program to get that level of access to everything you do.
The restriction of being limited to Google Play and not other app stores implies the implementation is part of Google Play Services, and not included in AOSP
So I was curious if that’s how it’s implemented on Android - I know Google loves moving features out of AOSP
However, things like Android-Password-Store used Accessibility services through F-Droid for autotyping back when I used it
So, trying to understand what has been locked down, since I’m planning on going back to GrapheneOS
https://www.androidpolice.com/android-13-blocks-accessibility-services-sideloaded-apps/
It just takes an additional warning acknowledgement.
Thanks!