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Xiaomi wants to stop extracting APKs on Android, but Google doesn’t

Xiaomi stop extracting APKs on Android

Xiaomi, one of China’s biggest phone makers company, and also the Xiaomi MIUI runs on the Android version. It wants to stop the removal of APKs from Android devices, but thankfully, Google opposes the idea.

According to the Mishaal Rahman on Twitter, a Xiaomi developer has submitted a proposal for the Android Open Source Project that would prevent Android device owners from copying APK files from their phones. The reason cited is the desire to protect “private resources”. Also, a Xiaomi developer recommends that apps should only be available from the Google Play Store or another trusted app store.

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Xiaomi stop extracting APKs on Android

Thankfully, Google appears to be opposed to the proposal, because the ease of extracting and sharing APK files has been a significant advantage for the Android ecosystem.

If a recent update to an app yields major problems, so you can download the previous version until the problem is resolved, with the APK Mirror. And also you have a limited amount of data, you can receive the APK file from your friend.

Altogether, Google is not receptive to the idea of making it tougher to extract APK files from your device.

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