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Xiaomi bans installation of Google Play apps using MIUI

  • September 18, 2023
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There are tons of applications on Play Store, we can easily say that there are unlimited applications on Android because you can install any APK file you want

Xiaomi bans installation of Google Play apps using MIUI

There are tons of applications on Play Store, we can easily say that there are unlimited applications on Android because you can install any APK file you want and yet Xiaomi discriminates against some global developers.

In the Android world, Android devices available worldwide and in China are very different from each other. Chinese smartphone manufacturers impose a lot of restrictions, for example, some Chinese phone manufacturers do not allow the bootloader of their phones to be unlocked, while the bootloader of Android phones available worldwide can be unlocked easily. People choose Android because it’s free, right?

Although recent versions of Android have improved security measures, a few years ago even a simple APK could exploit user data. To prevent this, phone manufacturers, including Xiaomi, took precautions. By providing security programs and create a complete malware database. Users are notified if the application they want to install contains any type of virus.

This is a very good step to protect users, but Xiaomi has also started issuing warnings for some apps that do not contain malware or viruses. Reason for security warning not because the program contains malwareAnd Xiaomi’s discrimination. It is normal to scan the APK file for viruses while installing it, but Xiaomi also scans apps from the Play Store. Xiaomi’s virus detection appears to be more advanced than Google’s.

Xiaomiui Android apps are available on Google Play Store and have been security checked by Google and none of these apps contain malware. You might be asking yourself: “Is MIUI Downloader safe?” and actually even “Playback Protection” While the update from Google does not show any warnings to users, Xiaomi sends false warnings for many applications, including MIUI Downloader and some applications created by the Xiaomiui team.

To make matters worse, MIUI not only gives warnings to Xiaomiui apps, but some users are reporting that they are even getting warnings when trying to install popular apps like Facebook (Lite version) or Snapchat. Xiaomiui team released many apps but MIUI Downloader, MIUI Updater and MIUI Downloader Enhanced all fell victim to Xiaomi’s mobbing. Users are receiving notifications from Xiaomi even though there is no malware in the apps.

MIUI Downloader It has been available on Google Play Store for quite some time and is already well accepted 1 million downloads on Play Store. It was recently released MIUI Downloader Improved collected 100,000 downloads. Notably, neither the Google Play Store nor any Android virus scanner generates any alerts. Thus, it is clear Xiaomi It discriminates against applications developed by certain developers and misleads users.

Source: Port Altele

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