Xiaomi Takes Action Against Sharing APKs

For many years, the ease of extracting and sharing APK files has been an advantage of the Android operating system. For example, if an app update is causing problems, keep it from the internet until the problem is fixed. an old version of the app You can fix it by downloading it.

However, companies disagree with us users about copying and installing APK files from third-party sources. Xiaomi made a statement on this very subject. The company disclaims device owners from third-party sources. Copy and share APK files hindering announced an open source Android project. The reason is to “protect private resources”.

Downloading APKs is a thing of the past?

Xiaomi wants apps to be available only on the Google Play Store or other trusted markets. However, Google has openly opposed the company’s initiative, but not because of competition or private resource conservation. The reason is that the software prepared by Xiaomi is an important disadvantage to be.

This software is designed to prevent APK files from being extracted only from the normal (custom) build of Android. However, according to one of the Google employees, it is necessary to overcome this limitation in the Android system. just install the debug build it will be and this will allow to extract the APK as usual.

Google developers are almost certain that APK files cannot be made non-extractable. It’s impossible to make APKs non-extractable by any means, but Xiaomi is just as stubborn as Google. He wants to put an end to the APK business. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.