This restriction does not apply to code that runs in a virtual machine or an interpreter where either provides indirect access to Android APIs (such as JavaScript in a webview or browser).Īs mentioned previously, your app (APK versions 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 10) causes users to download or install applications from unknown sources outside of Google Play. so files) from a source other than Google Play.
Likewise, an app may not download executable code (e.g. The reason given was “device and network abuse,” specifically referring to Google’s requirement that apps in the Play Store cannot download executable files from sources outside of the Play Store.Īn app distributed via Google Play may not modify, replace, or update itself using any method other than Google Play’s update mechanism. The Google Play Store has apparently blocked the relatively popular file manager, Total Commander, from sideloading APK files by threat of removal from the app from the store.ĭetailed on a forum post as well as in a Reddit comment, Google sent a notice to the developers of Total Commander, a file management app available both on Android and Windows, explaining that the app was in danger of being removed from the Play Store.
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