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TekMol ◴[30 Mar 25 11:40 UTC] No.43523345[source]▶

    So I downloaded a few dozen Indian apps
    I could think of on top of my head and
    started reading their manifest files

How do you download apps from the Android app store and read their manifest files?

Does this mean one could make a website that lists all those manifest file, so the users could decide against using apps that use this loophole?

1. Etheryte ◴[30 Mar 25 12:43 UTC] No.43523710[source]▶

Yes, it's called alternative app stores and there's quite a few of them around.

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2. TekMol ◴[30 Mar 25 15:31 UTC] No.43524946[source]▶

Hmm.. how do the apps from the Android app store get into the alternative app stores? And how do you know they are the same app and not altered?

Everyone knows all the apps on your phone