Fight for independence: Facebook releases its apps from Google Play captivity
Facebook is not going to tolerate dependence on other corporations. The distribution of the social networking app for Android OS now depends on the owner of the Google Play store. The company has created its own method of installing applications on Android devices without Google .
Now Mark Zuckerberg Corporation can install social network applications on users' smartphones and tablets without an online store. Applications installed in this way will be able to perform a number of functions: automatic updates, push messages, electronic payments. In earlier versions of the application, all these functions were somehow related to Google Play.
Now many mobile devices based on Android come with a pre-installed set of well-known services of the corporation. Installing the Google Play store opens up access to 1 million Android apps. Therefore, the user only benefits from this, say Google representatives. Immediately after the purchase, users receive a "fully functional device" with all the necessary applications.
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Following these recommendations, users acquire mobile devices, where there is "everything". And Google Play becomes the only link between the user and software makers.
EU regulators are continuing antitrust investigations into Google’s market behavior. EU authorities are collecting materials on how to promote the mobile operating system Google Android. If a violation of antitrust laws is found, companies face a billionth penalty, in addition, regulators may require Google to change their business practices.
Given the popularity of Facebook, you can imagine how profitable Google is to the social network’s dependence on the Google Play online store. Suffice it to recall that Facebook is the largest developer of applications for Android. But Mark Zuckerberg is ready for a possible conflict with Google, reports The Information.
According to preliminary data, Facebook has already begun testing offline application installation on the Android OS. Testing includes checking loyalty to the social network of users of the client for Android and finding ways to install this version of the application directly from Facebook.
To test the loyalty of Android users, Facebook initiates application crashes. Tests showed that Android users who were exposed to hidden errors for long periods of time, switched to the mobile version of Facebook, but did not abandon the social network.
Although the social network depends on the Internet giant in terms of distribution, its users can one day dispense with Google Play by downloading Facebook apps and services beyond.
In 2015, the leadership of the social network held talks with various manufacturers of gadgets on the Android OS. They were held without the participation of representatives of Google. The main topic of discussion was the possibility of pre-installing the Facebook application at the device release stage, bypassing Google Play. Facebook representatives said they are not planning on creating their own app store yet.
Now Mark Zuckerberg Corporation can install social network applications on users' smartphones and tablets without an online store. Applications installed in this way will be able to perform a number of functions: automatic updates, push messages, electronic payments. In earlier versions of the application, all these functions were somehow related to Google Play.
Now many mobile devices based on Android come with a pre-installed set of well-known services of the corporation. Installing the Google Play store opens up access to 1 million Android apps. Therefore, the user only benefits from this, say Google representatives. Immediately after the purchase, users receive a "fully functional device" with all the necessary applications.
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Following these recommendations, users acquire mobile devices, where there is "everything". And Google Play becomes the only link between the user and software makers.
EU regulators are continuing antitrust investigations into Google’s market behavior. EU authorities are collecting materials on how to promote the mobile operating system Google Android. If a violation of antitrust laws is found, companies face a billionth penalty, in addition, regulators may require Google to change their business practices.
Given the popularity of Facebook, you can imagine how profitable Google is to the social network’s dependence on the Google Play online store. Suffice it to recall that Facebook is the largest developer of applications for Android. But Mark Zuckerberg is ready for a possible conflict with Google, reports The Information.
According to preliminary data, Facebook has already begun testing offline application installation on the Android OS. Testing includes checking loyalty to the social network of users of the client for Android and finding ways to install this version of the application directly from Facebook.
To test the loyalty of Android users, Facebook initiates application crashes. Tests showed that Android users who were exposed to hidden errors for long periods of time, switched to the mobile version of Facebook, but did not abandon the social network.
Although the social network depends on the Internet giant in terms of distribution, its users can one day dispense with Google Play by downloading Facebook apps and services beyond.
In 2015, the leadership of the social network held talks with various manufacturers of gadgets on the Android OS. They were held without the participation of representatives of Google. The main topic of discussion was the possibility of pre-installing the Facebook application at the device release stage, bypassing Google Play. Facebook representatives said they are not planning on creating their own app store yet.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/297772/
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