Facebook annoyed many last week when it tried forcing users to upgrade to the latest version within the app itself. This time around, Facebook has updated the Android app, but pushed the update through Google Play. You can now upload a profile photo, better manage group messaging, and report posts for spam. The social network wants a unified experience across all users and since not everyone had the app set to automatically update, many were still using older versions. While last week’s method of pushing out an update makes sense, there are some issues. First of all, Facebook violated Google Play’s Developer Distribution Agreement. Under 4.5 Non-Compete:
“You may not use the Market to distribute or make available any Product whose primary purpose is to facilitate the distribution of software applications and games for use on Android devices outside of the Market.”
However, Google didn’t nor has yet to say or do anything about that. Another issue is a new permission for the Facebook Android app that allows it to “Download files without notification”. This, again, violates the Developer Distribution Agreement and makes way for Facebook to push out updates through the app itself, bypassing Google Play. Were you annoyed with last week’s update?
Source: Phone Arena
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