Android 14 blocks apps

Android has so far been considered a very free operating system where you can install anything you want. Whether via the Google Play Store, alternative shops or simply via APK. That will change, because starting with Android 14, Google is better sealing off the operating system.

Google blocks apps from Android 14

Android’s infinite freedom may soon come to an end. According to the latest information, Google is planning a new security feature that can block outdated apps. According to 9to5Google should the new function not only affect the Google Play Store, where you Don’t install outdated apps anymore can, but also APKs of appsthat you get from the net. If developers do not want to provide a new version of their apps in the Play Store and refer to the APK on their website, then this will no longer be possible in the future.

With Android 14, a new API requirement is to be introduced that is no longer limited to the Play Store. First, the limitation should be set to Android 6.0. With the new security function, however, Google has the opportunity to increase the requirements with each new version, so that developers cannot rest on old app versions. Not even if they only want to offer the app as an APK outside of the Play Store. Google wants to exclude malwarewhich focuses on legacy apps and is making its way to smartphones and tablets.

This has changed with Android 13:

Will this have a big effect?

At least in the foreseeable future, the new security function will probably not have a major effect, since only very few users will use Android 14 as their operating system. It was only recently announced that Android 13 currently only runs on 5.2 percent of all Android devices. Apple’s iOS 16 is about 70 percent on the way. So even if Google wants to protect against malware with Android 14, the function will probably only be relevant in five years, when the masses of users have arrived at Android 14.

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