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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by yoast@notdigg.com to c/technology@beehaw.org

Got a DJI drone as a birthday present and instead of having me install from the Play store they want me to install an apk directly from their website.

Does anybody know why this app isn't on the play store? Is this legit or just a vector for malware?

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[-] ElectricFire@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

From memory there's a fee in order to publish an app the the play store so I would assume they're circumventing that by hosting the app on their own website. You could also upload the app to virustotal and see what that says if you are concerned.

[-] lightrush@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

There are no fees to publish on the Google Play Store.

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