Play Store could soon handle updates for sideloaded apps (APK teardown)
- Google Play could soon let users install updates for sideloaded apps.
- The change will show users available updates for sideloaded apps on the Play Store, and give them the option to “Update from Play.”
- This change should also work for apps downloaded from third-party app stores.
The Google Play Store could soon let you install updates for apps that have either been sideloaded or installed from a third-party store. Evidence spotted in Play Store version 42.0.18 suggests that users may see a new “Update from Play” option on Play Store listings for apps installed from third-party sources, giving them the option to download and install updates from the Play Store instead of the original source.
Google introduced a useful change with Android 14 that lets an app store set update ownership for apps downloaded from it. This move was intended to prevent users from accidentally installing the wrong version of an app from a different store by presenting a confirmation pop-up that highlights the original source and alerts the user that installing the update from a different source may change functionality.
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