Android developers can now force app updates
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/android-developers-can-now-force-app-updates
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19915891
#force #updates #ps #playstore #why
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/android-developers-can-now-force-app-updates
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19915891
#force #updates #ps #playstore #why
TechCrunch
Android developers can now force app updates
Half a year ago, at the Android Dev Summit, Google announced a new way for developers to force their users to update their apps when they launch new features or important bug fixes. It’s only now, at Google I/O, though, that the company is actually making…
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UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch
IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream
Phone, tablet, and IoT gadget makers will have to state when they'll stop providing security updates for new devices entering the market, the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) vowed this morning.
Today's pledge would see existing plans for internet-connected tat extended to smartphones and tablets, which is a large step for a scheme originally put together for landfill Internet-of-Things devices such as webcams.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman said in a canned statement: "Our phones and smart devices can be a gold mine for hackers looking to steal data, yet a great number still run older software with holes in their security systems."
The £70m Secure by Design plan has been telegraphed by the DCMS for years, though today's extension to everyday smartphones is notable.
On top of this, smart device makers will also be banned from publishing default admin passwords for their wares. Such admin passwords are a standard method for digital crims to break into a device or the network to which it is connected.
A government-sponsored study from University College London two years ago, highlighted today by DCMS, said typical IoT devices come with no crime prevention advice, which is presumably the sort of finding that UK.gov enjoys seeing public money poured into.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/21/ukgov_death_dates_smartphones_iot_security/
#smartphones #iot #security #updates
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream
Phone, tablet, and IoT gadget makers will have to state when they'll stop providing security updates for new devices entering the market, the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) vowed this morning.
Today's pledge would see existing plans for internet-connected tat extended to smartphones and tablets, which is a large step for a scheme originally put together for landfill Internet-of-Things devices such as webcams.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman said in a canned statement: "Our phones and smart devices can be a gold mine for hackers looking to steal data, yet a great number still run older software with holes in their security systems."
The £70m Secure by Design plan has been telegraphed by the DCMS for years, though today's extension to everyday smartphones is notable.
On top of this, smart device makers will also be banned from publishing default admin passwords for their wares. Such admin passwords are a standard method for digital crims to break into a device or the network to which it is connected.
A government-sponsored study from University College London two years ago, highlighted today by DCMS, said typical IoT devices come with no crime prevention advice, which is presumably the sort of finding that UK.gov enjoys seeing public money poured into.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/21/ukgov_death_dates_smartphones_iot_security/
#smartphones #iot #security #updates
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
The Register
UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch
IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream
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Why is Telegram no longer updated in the Play store?
All third party clients will be removed from play.
As you know, Telegram Android's code is full of coupling, complexity, and shit. They compress a month's worth of shit into one commit at a time and release it, then close the issue section. But is there more?
Last year, the Play store required all apps to update their target API to 29 (Android Pie).
One year later, what has Telegram changed? Just a requestLegacyExternalStorage cheat symbol.
Back to the question, why is Telegram no longer updated in the play store? Because they don't want to modify their shit mountain for their users; to avoid being unexplainable, they stop updating a month in advance, and once they are taken down by Google, it can be attributed to censorship.
Oppose censorship, but don't support being fed shit.
If this happens, please don't support Telegram, for the sake of true freedom.
https://telegra.ph/Why-is-Telegram-no-longer-updated-in-the-Play-store-04-26
#telegram #google #playstore #updates #censorship #comment
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
All third party clients will be removed from play.
As you know, Telegram Android's code is full of coupling, complexity, and shit. They compress a month's worth of shit into one commit at a time and release it, then close the issue section. But is there more?
Last year, the Play store required all apps to update their target API to 29 (Android Pie).
One year later, what has Telegram changed? Just a requestLegacyExternalStorage cheat symbol.
Back to the question, why is Telegram no longer updated in the play store? Because they don't want to modify their shit mountain for their users; to avoid being unexplainable, they stop updating a month in advance, and once they are taken down by Google, it can be attributed to censorship.
Oppose censorship, but don't support being fed shit.
If this happens, please don't support Telegram, for the sake of true freedom.
https://telegra.ph/Why-is-Telegram-no-longer-updated-in-the-Play-store-04-26
#telegram #google #playstore #updates #censorship #comment
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
Telegraph
Why is Telegram no longer updated in the Play store?
As you know, Telegram Android's code is full of coupling, complexity, and shit. They compress a month's worth of shit into one commit at a time and release it, then close the issue section. But is there more?