To forestall application engineers from getting data about other installed apps on user’s device, Google is carrying a significant change to its Developer Policy Program. From fifth May onwards, the Mountain View goliath will confine application engineers from seeing what other applications a client has introduced on their Android gadget.
In specialized terms, Google will confine admittance to the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES authorization for applications on a client’s gadget. This authorization gives applications admittance to the rundown of applications introduced on a gadget. It is at present needed for applications that are focusing on Android API level 30 (Android 11) and need to question the introduced applications.
Thus, following the said date, the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES consent must be utilized by applications whose essential capacity will be to question the rundown of introduced applications on an Android gadget. Google says that engineers will need to “sufficiently justify why a less intrusive method of app visibility will not sufficiently enable [their] app’s policy-compliant user-facing core functionality.”
Thus, applications that expect admittance to the rundown of introduced applications to capacity might be allowed to utilize the said authorization. This incorporates applications under classifications like pursuit, antivirus, document administrators, and programs.
In the event that an application doesn’t meet the previously mentioned necessities, the engineers need to eliminate the consent from the applications’ center code to follow the Play Policy. In addition, regardless of whether an application meets every one of the prerequisites, the designer needs to sign a revelation on the Play Console to utilize the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES authorization. The organization additionally cautioned that if an engineer neglects to sign the Declaration Form, his/her application will be eliminated from the Play Store.
Presently, as you can figure, this is a lovely strong move by Google to forestall pernicious applications from accessing the rundown of other introduced applications on your gadget. Thusly, it will be a lot harder for any application to keep an eye on your application list and convey focused on promotions.
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